Statistical mechanics of semiflexible bundles of wormlike polymer chains.
We demonstrate that a semiflexible bundle of wormlike chains exhibits a state-dependent bending stiffness that alters fundamentally its scaling behavior with respect to the standard wormlike chain. We explore the equilibrium conformational and mechanical behavior of wormlike bundles in isolation, in cross-linked networks, and in solution.
Arnold Sommerfeld Center for Theoretical Physics and CeNS, Department of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Theresienstrasse 37, D-80333 München, Germany.
Claus
C
Heussinger
Mark
M
Bathe
Erwin
E
Frey
D003198:Computer Simulation; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010825:Physics; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions
D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions