Through the Eye of the Needle: Recent Advances in Understanding Biopolymer Translocation
arXiv:1308.4712 · doi:10.1088/0953-8984/25/41/413101
Abstract
In recent years polymer translocation, i.e., transport of polymeric molecules through nanometer-sized pores and channels embedded in membranes, has witnessed strong advances. It is now possible to observe single-molecule polymer dynamics during the motion through channels with unprecedented spatial and temporal resolution. These striking experimental studies have stimulated many theoretical developments. In this short theory-experiment review, we discuss recent progress in this field with a strong focus on non-equilibrium aspects of polymer dynamics during the translocation process.
29 pages, 6 figures, 3 tables, to appear in J. Phys.: Condens. Matter as a Topical Review
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