Catenary-like pattern of stretching DNA molecules: experiments and models

LEI Xiao-Ling，

WU Shi-Ying，

ZHANG Yi，

AI Xiao-Bai，

HU Jun，

LI Min-Qian

Nuclear Science and Techniques

Vol.13, No.3

pp.156-160

Published in print 01 Aug 2002

CLC：O412.2, O413, O572.32+1

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It was verified that our "s-suspension bridge" modet may be not only responsible for catenary-like patterns of DNA molecules which were formed in our experiments, but also for catenary-like patterns of DNA molecules in literature.

DNA moleculesAtomic force microscopeNanometer scaleCatenarylike pattern

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