Liquid crystal formation in DNA fragment
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K. Kassapidou; W. Jesse; J. A. P. P. van Dijk; J. R. C. van der Maarel
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Article
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1998
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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The critical volume fractions pertaining to the formation of DNA liquid crystals were obtained from polarization microscopy, 31 P-nmr, and phase separation experiments. The DNA length (approximately one to two times the persistence length 50 nm), ionic strength, and counterion variety dependencies a