Abstract
A qualitative rule is formulated for the shape deformation of DNA condensates, in which the surface stresses are balanced against bending forces. A quantitative analysis is presented for toroidal globules. Low surface tensions lead to ideal tori, high tensions give rise to compact toroids with thin inner tubes. A qualitative discussion is given of Laemmli's experiments on globules of monomolecular DNA.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-358 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | EPL |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 10 1996 |
| Externally published | Yes |