Lyotropic isotropic to columnar phase transition in RNA solutions

RNA oligomers exhibit lyotropic chiral nematic and columnar liquid crystal phases. The lyotropic chiral nematic and columnar phases with special emphasize on the isotropic to columnar phase transition in RNA solutions are described based on Landau theory. A free energy is constructed based on the or...

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Published inLiquid crystals Vol. 49; no. 12; pp. 1698 - 1705
Main Author Mukherjee, Prabir K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Taylor & Francis 26.09.2022
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Birefringence
columnar phase
Free energy
Liquid crystals
lyotropic liquid crystals
Mathematical analysis
Nematic crystals
Order parameters
Phase transitions
Phases
RNA
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Summary:RNA oligomers exhibit lyotropic chiral nematic and columnar liquid crystal phases. The lyotropic chiral nematic and columnar phases with special emphasize on the isotropic to columnar phase transition in RNA solutions are described based on Landau theory. A free energy is constructed based on the order parameters to describe the chiral nematic and columnar liquid crystal phases and isotropic to columnar phase transition. The lyotropic isotropic to columnar phase transition is found to be always first order. The birefringence has been calculated in the isotropic phase of isotropic to columnar phase transition. Theoretical observation of the existence of the lyotropic isotropic to columnar phase transition in RNA solutions is confirmed with experimental results.
ISSN:0267-8292
1366-5855
DOI:10.1080/02678292.2022.2055177