Invited Article Liquid-crystalline dispersions of nucleic acids
- 1 July 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Liquid Crystals
- Vol. 12 (1) , 1-16
- https://doi.org/10.1080/02678299208029034
Abstract
The formation and properties of dispersions of double stranded natural and synthetic nucleic acids are described. Evidence is given for the liquid-crystalline state of the nucleic acid within the dispersed droplets in these phases. The exploitation of nucleic acid dispersions in biosensors is discussed.Keywords
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