Confined Polymers in a Poor Solvent: The Role of Bonding to the Surface
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00343
Abstract: We analytically predict the concentration profile of a long polymer chain in a poor solvent, confined between two walls where some of its monomers can form strong bonds with the walls. In contrast ... read more here.
Keywords: solvent role; role bonding; confined polymers; poor solvent ... See more keywords
Universal Knot Spectra for Confined Polymers
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.8b01340
Abstract: Knotting is a prevalent phenomenon which occurs at the macroscale (e.g., in headphone cords) and at the microscale (e.g., in DNA and proteins). For a confined polymer, the knotting probability can rapidly approach 100% as… read more here.
Keywords: knotting probability; universal knot; confined polymers; knot spectra ... See more keywords