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Magnetizing DNA and Proteins Using Responsive Surfactants
Author(s) -
Brown Paul,
Khan Asad M.,
Armstrong James P. K.,
Perriman Adam W.,
Butts Craig P.,
Eastoe Julian
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201202685
Subject(s) - biomolecule , dna , nanotechnology , materials science , condensation , dna condensation , computational biology , transfection , biology , gene , biochemistry , physics , thermodynamics
DNA chains and their movement in solvent may now be controlled simply by surfactant binding and the switching “on” and “off” of a magnetic field adding a new paradigm to the study and control, condensation and manipulation of DNA (and other biomolecules). Such control is essential for biotechnological applications such as transfection and the regulation of gene suppression, as well as in materials science concerning soft molecular self‐assemblies.