Competition between condensation of monovalent and multivalent ions in DNA aggregation
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Competition between condensation of monovalent and multivalent ions in DNA aggregation
We discuss the distribution of ions around highly charged PEs when there is competition between monovalent and multivalent ions, pointing out that in this case the number of condensed ions is sensitive to short-range interactions, salt and model-dependent approximations. This sensitivity is discussed in the context of recent experiments on DNA aggregation, induced by multivalent counterions suc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1359-0294
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2004.05.002