44 citations · 44 across the 2 of their papers we have counts for
2 papers
cond-mat.soft2010
Confinement induces conformational transition of semiflexible polymer rings to figure eight form
Katja Ostermeir, Karen Alim, Erwin Frey
Employing Monte Carlo simulations of semiflexible polymer rings in weak spherical confinement a conformational transition to figure eight shaped, writhed configurations is discover…
cond-mat.soft2010★ 44 cited
Buckling of stiff polymer rings in weak spherical confinement
Katja Ostermeir, Karen Alim, Erwin Frey
Confinement is a versatile and well-established tool to study the properties of polymers either to understand biological processes or to develop new nano-biomaterials. We investiga…