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Electrokinetic DNA transport in 20?nm-high nanoslits: Evidence for movement through a wall-adsorbed

Electrokinetic DNA transport in 20?nm-high nanoslits: Evidence for movement through a wall-adsorbed
Electrokinetic DNA transport in 20?nm-high nanoslits: Evidence for movement through a wall-adsorbed
The electrokinetic transport behavior of ?-DNA (48?kbp) in 20?nm-high fused-silica nanoslits in the presence of short-chain PVP is investigated. Mobility and video data show a number of phenomena that are typical of DNA transport through gels or polymer solutions, thus indicative of rigid migration obstacles in the DNA pathway. Calculations show that a several nanometer thin layer of wall-adsorbed PVP (‘nano-gel’) can provide such a rigid obstacle matrix to the DNA. Such ultrathin wall-adsorbed polymer layers represent a new type of matrix for electrokinetic DNA separation.
?-dna, biased reptation, caterpillar movement, nanoslits, pathways, pvp
0173-0835
2402-2409
Castillo-Fernandez, Oscar
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Salieb-Beugelaar, Georgette B.
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Bomer, Johan G.
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Arundell, Martin
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Samitier, Josep
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van den Berg, Albert
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Eijkel, Jan C.T.
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Castillo-Fernandez, Oscar
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Salieb-Beugelaar, Georgette B.
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Bomer, Johan G.
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Arundell, Martin
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Samitier, Josep
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van den Berg, Albert
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Eijkel, Jan C.T.
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Castillo-Fernandez, Oscar, Salieb-Beugelaar, Georgette B., Bomer, Johan G., Arundell, Martin, Samitier, Josep, van den Berg, Albert and Eijkel, Jan C.T. (2011) Electrokinetic DNA transport in 20?nm-high nanoslits: Evidence for movement through a wall-adsorbed. Electrophoresis, 32 (18), 2402-2409. (doi:10.1002/elps.201100278). (PMID:21922490)

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Abstract

The electrokinetic transport behavior of ?-DNA (48?kbp) in 20?nm-high fused-silica nanoslits in the presence of short-chain PVP is investigated. Mobility and video data show a number of phenomena that are typical of DNA transport through gels or polymer solutions, thus indicative of rigid migration obstacles in the DNA pathway. Calculations show that a several nanometer thin layer of wall-adsorbed PVP (‘nano-gel’) can provide such a rigid obstacle matrix to the DNA. Such ultrathin wall-adsorbed polymer layers represent a new type of matrix for electrokinetic DNA separation.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 26 August 2011
Published date: September 2011
Keywords: ?-dna, biased reptation, caterpillar movement, nanoslits, pathways, pvp
Organisations: Centre for Biological Sciences

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Local EPrints ID: 200275
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/200275
ISSN: 0173-0835
PURE UUID: 69a95a66-7a54-413a-b097-8c370d9b2c5b

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Date deposited: 24 Oct 2011 16:01
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 04:19

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Author: Oscar Castillo-Fernandez
Author: Georgette B. Salieb-Beugelaar
Author: Johan G. Bomer
Author: Martin Arundell
Author: Josep Samitier
Author: Albert van den Berg
Author: Jan C.T. Eijkel

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