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Single-molecule Manipulation of G-quadruplexes by Magnetic Tweezers
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Capture of double-stranded DNA in stacked-graphene: giving new insight into the graphene/DNA interaction
Meng Liu1, Huimin Zhao, Shuo Chen
1Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, China), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
Abstract:
Colloidal chemically converted graphene sheets (CCGs) are able to contact with each other to form stable self-assembled stacked-CCGs via salt "invasion", which can serve as powerful building blocks for capturing double-stranded DNA.
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