Silva, Marcelo B.A.; Lucena, Liacir S.; Barbosa, Marcia C. - In: Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 331 (2004) 1, pp. 42-50
We study a simple model of DNA divalent cationic surfactant complexation. We find that the combination of electrostatic and hydrophobic effects leads to a cooperative phenomenon in which as the amphiphile is added to the solution containing DNA, a large fraction of the DNA's charge is...
