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Quantitative Tube Model for Semiflexible Polymer Solutions
Hauke Hinsch, Jan Wilhem, Erwin Frey
We develop a analytical and quantitative theory of the tube model concept for entangled networks of semiflexible polymers. The absolute value of the tube diameter L_perp is derived…
Entropic forces generated by grafted semiflexible polymers
Azam Gholami, Jan Wilhelm, Erwin Frey
The entropic force exerted by the Brownian fluctuations of a grafted semiflexible polymer upon a rigid smooth wall are calculated both analytically and by Monte Carlo simulations.…
Elasticity of Stiff Polymer Networks
Jan Wilhelm, Erwin Frey
We study the elasticity of a two-dimensional random network of rigid rods (``Mikado model''). The essential features incorporated into the model are the anisotropic elasticity of t…
Physics of Solutions and Networks of Semiflexible Macromolecules and the Control of Cell Function
Erwin Frey, Klaus Kroy, Jan Wilhelm
Living cells are soft bodies of a characteristic form, but endowed with a capacity for a steady turnover of their structures. Both of these material properties, i.e. recovery of th…
Statistical Mechanics of Semiflexible Polymers: Theory and Experiment
Erwin Frey, Klaus Kroy, Jan Wilhelm +1
We review the physical properties of macromolecular networks, consisting of semiflexible polymers such as actin. We start by giving a theoretical analysis of the conformational sta…