On the confinement of semiflexible chains under torsion.
The effect of a finite torque on semiflexible polymers in a confined environment is investigated. It is shown how a new length scale appears in the strongly confined limit. The influence of a torque on the extension of biopolymers in nanochannels is also touched upon and it is argued that the presence of a torque has a strong influence on the dimensions of nanochannels needed to prevent hairpins.
Theoretical Soft Matter and Biophysics, Institute of Complex Systems, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich 52425, Germany. m.emanuel@fz-juelich.de
Marc
M
Emanuel
D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*
D001704:Biopolymers