Liquid crystalline phases in DNA and dye-doped DNA solutions analysed by polarized linear and nonlinear microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry

• Autorzy: Olesiak J. , Matczyszyn K. , Mojzisova H. , Zielinski M. , Chauvat D. , Zyss J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The contribution reports on an investigation of liquid crystalline phases in salmon (ca. 2000 bp) and herring (ca. 50 bp) roe DNA solutions in water. DNA aqueous solutions exhibit lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) properties. To characterize LLC phases in DNA solutions, specially prepared LC cells as well as drying droplets were observed under a polarized light microscope (PLM). Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to determine the temperatures of phase transitions. The preliminary results are discussed and several structures of LLC in DNA aqueous solutions are presented as a function of temperature, concentration and DNA contour length. Apart from pure DNA solutions, a host-guest system was fabricated, with DNA doped with 4-(4-Nitrophenylazo)aniline - an azobenzene derivative, known as Disperse Orange 3 (DO3). In such a system, liquid crystalline phases were observed differing from the phases formed in pure DNA solutions of similar concentrations of matter. To study the mutual orientation of DNA chains and small dye molecules, polarization sensitive nonlinear microscopy was applied. DNA dissolved in water and doped with azobenzene was found to produce a two-photon fluorescence signal. From polarization analysis, a partial ordering of DO3 molecules in DNA matrix was observed.

Słowa kluczowe

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DNA liquid crystal phases; calorimetry; polarized light microscopy; Disperse Orange 3; two-photon fluorescence; nonlinear polarimetry analysis

• Wydawca: De Gruyter
• Czasopismo: Materials Science Poland
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 27, No. 3
• Strony: 813--823
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 19 poz.

Twórcy

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Olesiak J.

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Matczyszyn K.

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Mojzisova H.

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Zielinski M.

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Chauvat D.

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Zyss J.

• Group of Physics and Chemistry of Molecular Materials,Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Wrocław University of Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, Poland

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