Right-handed double-helix ultrashort DNA yields chiral nematic phases with both right- and left-hand...
Right-handed double-helix ultrashort DNA yields chiral nematic phases with both right- and left-handed director twist
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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Concentrated solutions of duplex-forming DNA oligomers organize into various mesophases among which is the nematic (N*), which exhibits a macroscopic chiral helical precession of molecular orientation because of the chirality of the DNA molecule. Using a quantitative analysis of the transmission spectra in polarized optical microscopy, we have dete...
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Right-handed double-helix ultrashort DNA yields chiral nematic phases with both right- and left-handed director twist
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_20780487
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_20780487
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.1011199107
