Velocity of polymer translocation through a pore.
We theoretically study the translocation time and the mean velocity of a long polymer threading a long nanopore on an external electric field. Theoretical method, which explicitly takes into account the nucleation theory, is presented based on the built polymer expanded model. We overcame the previous theory's defect which did not consider the real length of the pore. The present model implies that the length scale of a pore plays a very important role in the process of polymer translocation. Our calculation results are in agreement with those of previous experiments.
Kejian
Ding
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The Key Laboratory of Ion-Beam Bioengineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Hefei, China.
Furu
Zhan
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Dongqin
Cai
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Zengliang
Yu
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D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D018274:Electroporation / Q000379:methods*; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D044085:Microfluidics / Q000379:methods; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009038:Motion; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D016062:Porosity
D001704:Biopolymers; D008567:Membranes, Artificial