Electrostatic correlations and fluctuations for ion binding to a finite length polyelectrolyte.
A statistical mechanical model is presented which explicitly accounts for the fluctuations, the electrostatic, and the excluded volume correlations for ions bound to a polyelectrolyte such as DNA. The method can be employed to treat a wide range of ionic conditions including multivalent ions. The microscopic framework of the theory permits the use of realistic finite length and grooved structural model for the polyelectrolyte and modeling of the finite size of the bound ions. Test against Monte Carlo simulations suggests that the theory can give accurate predictions for the ion distribution and the thermodynamic properties. For multivalent ions, the theory makes improved predictions as compared with the mean-field approach. Moreover, for long polyelectrolyte and dilute salt concentration, the theory predicts ion binding properties that agree with the counterion condensation theory.
Tan
Zhi-Jie
ZJ
Department of Physics and Astronomy and Department of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA.
Chen
Shi-Jie
SJ
D001703:Biophysics / Q000379:methods*; D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004573:Electrolytes; D007477:Ions; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D055672:Static Electricity; D013816:Thermodynamics
D004573:Electrolytes; D007477:Ions
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