title: A new interpolation formula for semiflexible polymers.
abstract: A new formula for the force vs. extension relation is derived from the discrete version of the so-called Worm-like chain model. This formula correctly fits some recent experimental data on polymer stretching. Moreover, we have compared our formula with a Monte Carlo simulation of a semiflexible polymer.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Mathématiques B, Faculté des Sciences de Base, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. angelo.rosa@epfl.ch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosa
authors.forename: T X
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marenduzzo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maritan
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D009010:Monte Carlo Method; D010957:Plasmids / Q000737:chemistry; D018583:Pliability; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D004277:DNA, Single-Stranded; D011108:Polymers