Polymer translocation into laterally unbounded confined environments.
Using Langevin dynamics simulations in three dimensions, we investigate the dynamics of polymer translocation into the regions between two parallel plane walls with separation R under a driving force F. Compared with an unconfined environment, the translocation dynamics is greatly changed due to the crowding effect of the partially translocated monomers. The translocation time tau initially decreases rapidly with increasing R and then saturates for larger R, and the confined environment leads to a nonuniversal dependence of tau on F.
Luo
Kaifu
K
Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui Province 230026, People's Republic of China. kluo@ustc.edu.cn
Metzler
Ralf
R
D009038:Motion; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012399:Rotation; D013997:Time Factors
D011108:Polymers