title: Lattice models of DNA electrophoresis.
abstract: This article presents an overview of lattice polymer models used to study DNA electrophoresis. Three commonly used models--the bond fluctuation model, the cage model, and the repton model--are discussed, as well their extension to include electric fields, and simulation results obtained. Physical properties that are shared amongst these models are identified, and differences between the models are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Theoretical Physics, Utrecht University, Leuvenlaan 4, 3584 CE Utrecht, The Netherlands. heukelum@phys.uu.nl
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Heukelum
authors.forename: Gerard T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Barkema
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004586:Electrophoresis; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation
chemical_list: D004247:DNA