Quantifying the effects of slit confinement on polymer knots using the tube model.
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DOI: 10.1103/physreve.105.024501
Abstract: Knots can spontaneously form in DNA, proteins, and other polymers and affect their properties. These knots often experience spatial confinement in biological systems and experiments. While confinement dramatically affects the knot behavior, the physical mechanisms… read more here.
Keywords: knot; polymer knots; tube model; model ... See more keywords