Compressing $\Theta$-chain in slit geometry

Lei Liu, Philip A. Pincus, Changbong Hyeon

When compressed in a slit of width $D$, a $\Theta$-chain that displays the scaling of size $R_0$ (diameter) with respect to the number of monomers $N$, $R_0\sim a{N}^{1/2}$, expands in th…