On the confinement of semiflexible chains under torsion
arXiv:1212.6294 · doi:10.1063/1.4775585
Abstract
The effect of a finite torque on semiflexible polymers in a confined environment is investigated. It is shown how a new lengthscale appears in the strongly confined limit. The influence of a torque on the extension of biopolymers in nanochannels is also touched upon and it is argued that the presence of a torque has a strong influence on the dimensions of nanochannels needed to prevent hairpins.
arXiv comment17 pages, 5 figures, has been accepted by the Journal of Chemical Physics
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