An understanding of molecular interactions is essential for insight into biological systems at
the molecular scale. Among the various components of molecular interactions, electrostatics …

DNA sequencing methods based on nanopores could potentially represent a low-cost and
high-throughput pathway to practical genomics, by replacing current sequencing methods …

The charge of a DNA molecule is a crucial parameter in many DNA detection and
manipulation schemes such as gel electrophoresis and lab-on-a-chip applications. Here, we …

The field of sequencing is a topic of significant interest since its emergence and has become
increasingly important over time. Impressive achievements have been obtained in this field …

Compared with the status of bio-nanopores, there are still several challenges that need to be
overcome before solid-state nanopores can be applied in commercial DNA sequencing …

Spontaneous assembly of DNA molecules into compact structures is ubiquitous in biological
systems. Experiment has shown that polycations can turn electrostatic self-repulsion of DNA …

The nanopore sensor can detect cancer-derived nucleic acid biomarkers such as
microRNAs (miRNAs), providing a noninvasive tool potentially useful in medical diagnostics …

The advent of solid state nanodevices allows for interrogating the physicochemical
properties of a polyelectrolyte chain by electrophoretically driving it through a nanopore …

DNA-DNA interactions are important for genome compaction and transcription regulation. In
studies of such complex processes, DNA is often modeled as a homogeneously charged …

Probing the role of surface structure in electrostatic interactions, we report the first
observation of sequence-dependent dsDNA condensation by divalent alkaline earth metal …