Conformations of confined biopolymers.
Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
; 75(5 Pt 1): 050902, 2007 May.
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ABSTRACT
Nanoscale and microscale confinement of biopolymers naturally occurs in cells and has been recently achieved in artificial structures designed for nanotechnological applications. Here, we present an extensive theoretical investigation of the conformations and shape of a biopolymer with varying stiffness confined to a narrow channel. Combining scaling arguments, analytical calculations, and Monte Carlo simulations, we identify various scaling regimes where master curves quantify the functional dependence of the polymer conformations on the chain stiffness and strength of confinement.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Biopolímeros
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Modelos Moleculares
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Modelos Químicos
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Conformación Molecular
Tipo de estudio:
Health_economic_evaluation
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En
Año:
2007
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Article