Phase behavior of rod-like virus and polymer mixture
| dc.creator | Dogic, Zvonimir | |
| dc.creator | Fraden, Seth | |
| dc.date | 2000-10-18 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T02:39:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T02:39:02Z | |
| dc.description | We have prepared a homologous series of filamentous viruses with varying contour length using molecular cloning techniques. These viruses are monodisperse enough to form a stable smectic phase. Two systems are studied. The first system consists of viruses to which polymers are covalently attached to the virus surface. Through studies of the isotropic - cholesteric phase transition we demonstrate that covalently attached polymers alter the effective diameter of the virus. Additionally, we have produced mixtures of viruses whose ratio of effective diameters varies by a factor of five. The second system is composed of mixtures of rod-like viruses and non-absorbing polymers. With this system we study the kinetics of the isotropic - smectic phase transition and describe observations of a number of novel metastable structures of unexpected complexity. | |
| dc.description | 22 pages, 8 figures. For related information see http://www.elsie.brandeis.edu | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0010269 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0010269 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/16902 | |
| dc.subject | Soft Condensed Matter | |
| dc.title | Phase behavior of rod-like virus and polymer mixture | |
| dc.type | text |