3 papers
cond-mat.soft2004
The influence of charge and flexibility on smectic phase formation in filamentous virus suspensions
Kirstin Purdy, Seth Fraden
We present experimental measurements of the cholesteric-smectic phase transition of suspensions of charged semiflexible rods as a function of rod flexibility and surface charge. Th…
cond-mat.soft2000
Phase behavior of rod-like virus and polymer mixture
Zvonimir Dogic, Seth Fraden
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 s…
cond-mat.soft2000
Cholesteric Phase in Virus Suspensions
Z. Dogic, S. Fraden
We report measurements of the cholesteric pitch and twist elastic constant in monodisperse suspensions of the rod-like virus filamentous bacteriophage {\it fd}. Measurem…