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Post Doctoral Research Associate
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
(732) 445-4619
Wright-Rieman Labs, Busch Campus
610 Taylor Road — Piscataway, NJ 08854-8066
Room A211
Journal Publications List
Matched asymptotic expansions for twisted elastic knots: a self-contact problem with non-trivial contact topology
twisted knot

The mechanical response of a knotted rod subjected to both tensile forces and torsional moments. Some experiments are presented.

N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 57(9), pp 1623—1656, 2009

Elasticity and electrostatics of plectonemic Dna
plectonemic DNA

An elastic rod model which includes DNA-DNA interactions and allow to predict experimental data in extension-rotation single molecule experiments.

N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Biophysical Journal, 96(9), pp 3716—3723, 2009

Mechanical Response of Plectonemic Dna: An Analytical Solution
plectonemic DNA

An elastic rod model for interpreting extension-rotation curves obtained in DNA single-molecule experiments.

N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Macromolecules, 41, pp 4479—4483, 2008

Elastic Knots
elastic knot

Geometry and mechanics of an open loose elastic knot.

B. Audoly, N. Clauvelin, S. Neukirch
Physical Review Letters, 99, 164301, 2007

Analytical Results for the Plectonemic Response of Supercoiled Dna
plectonemic DNA

A simple model for extracting effective dimensions of plectonemic DNA from extension-rotation experiments.

N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 14, pp 94—101, 2007

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