title: Morphological ordering in biopolymers: informational statistical thermodynamic approach.
abstract: We consider the question of the emergence of morphological ordering in an open far-from-equilibrium model of a biopolymer. We apply informational statistical thermodynamics, which was shown to be appropriate to deal with dissipative systems displaying complex behavior. The formation of nonlinear spatial ordering consisting in the emergence of static charge-density waves, producing a bioelectret-type state, is evidenced. This kind of behavior may arise in biopolymers under the influence of biochemical processes.
authors: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574, USA.
authors: Sergio A
authors: SA
authors: Hassan
authors: Marcus V
authors: MV
authors: Mesquita
authors: Aurea R
authors: AR
authors: Vasconcellos
authors: Roberto
authors: R
authors: Luzzi
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007257:Information Theory; D015233:Models, Statistical; D017711:Nonlinear Dynamics; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers