Conformations of confined biopolymers

dc.creatorWagner, Frederik
dc.creatorLattanzi, Gianluca
dc.creatorFrey, Erwin
dc.date2006-07-19
dc.date2007-06-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:05:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:05:33Z
dc.descriptionNanoscale 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.
dc.description5 pages, 4 figures, minor corrections
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607496
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0607496
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. E 75, 050902(R) (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevE.75.050902
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130316
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleConformations of confined biopolymers
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