Nanoconstructions based on double-stranded nucleic acids.

Yury M Yevdokimov; Sergey G Skuridin; Yury D Nechipurenko; Mickhail A Zakharov; Victor I Salyanov; Arkady A Kurnosov; Vyacheslav D Kuznetsov; Vladimir N Nikiforov

doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2005.04.004

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Nanoconstructions based on double-stranded nucleic acids.

Yury M Yevdokimov·Sergey G Skuridin·Yury D Nechipurenko·Mickhail A Zakharov·Victor I Salyanov·Arkady A Kurnosov·Vyacheslav D Kuznetsov·Vladimir N Nikiforov

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We describe the formation and properties of nanoconstruction that consists of the double-stranded DNA molecules located at distance of 35-50 A in the spatial structure of particles of their cholesteric liquid-crystalline dispersions and cross-linked by artificial nanobridges. The resulting nanostructures possess the peculiar spatial and optical properties.

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Yury M Yevdokimov, Sergey G Skuridin, Yury D Nechipurenko, Mickhail A Zakharov, Victor I Salyanov, Arkady A Kurnosov, Vyacheslav D Kuznetsov, Vladimir N Nikiforov. 2005. Nanoconstructions based on double-stranded nucleic acids.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2005.04.004

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