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Model for DNA Interactions with Proteins and Other Large Ligands: Extracting Physical Chemistry from Pure Mechanical Measurements by Alves, P. S, Mesquita, O. N, Rocha, M. S

“…We present a new model to describe DNA interactions with large ligands such as proteins, based on a quenched-disorder equation for ligand binding along the…”
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Absolute calibration of optical tweezers by Viana, N. B., Mazolli, A., Maia Neto, P. A., Nussenzveig, H. M., Rocha, M. S., Mesquita, O. N.

“…As a step toward absolute calibration of optical tweezers, a first-principles theory of trapping forces with no adjustable parameters, corrected for spherical…”
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Defocusing microscopy by Agero, U., Mesquita, L.G., Neves, B.R.A., Gazzinelli, R.T., Mesquita, O.N.

“…Transparent objects (phase objects) are not visible in a standard brightfield optical microscope. In order to see such objects the most used technique is…”
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Gramicidin Channel Kinetics under Tension by Goulian, M., Mesquita, O.N., Fygenson, D.K., Nielsen, C., Andersen, O.S., Libchaber, A.

“…We have measured the effect of tension on dimerization kinetics of the channel-forming peptide gramicidin A. By aspirating large unilamellar vesicles into a…”
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Long-term Impaired Macrophages Functions are Already Observed Early after High-dose Ethanol Administration by Andrade, M.C, Martins-Filho, O.A, Coelho-Neto, J, Mesquita, O.N, Faria, A.M.C

“…Herein, we described an experimental model of high-dose ethanol (EtOH) administration, able to induce in vitro impairment in macrophage phagocytic capacity,…”
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Recoiling DNA molecule: simulation and experiment by Neto, José Coelho, Dickman, Ronald, Mesquita, O.N.

“…Single molecule DNA experiments often generate data from force versus extension measurements involving the tethering of a microsphere to one end of a single…”
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Direct Measurement of Dendritic Array Stability by Losert, W., Mesquita, O. N., Figueiredo, J. M. A., Cummins, H. Z.

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Planar-cellular instability at a growing nematic-isotropic interface by Figueiredo, J.M.A., Vidal, Andrea, Mesquita, O.N.

“…The nematic-isotropic transition in liquid crystals is a weakly first-order transition-consequently an interface exists separating the two phases. The growth…”
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Angular intensity of nonequilibrium interfacial dynamic light scattering : succinonitrile and naphthalene by WILLIAMS, L. M, CUMMINS, H. Z, LADEIRA, L. O, MESQUITA, O. N

“…We have investigated the phenomenon of intense dynamic light scattering at the nonequilibrium crystal-melt interface in succinonitrile and naphthalene, in…”
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