Article ; Online: Scaling regimes for wormlike chains confined to cylindrical surfaces under tension.
The European physical journal. E, Soft matter
2024 Volume 47, Issue 1, Page(s) 6
Abstract: We compute the free energy of confinement [Formula: see text] for a wormlike chain (WLC), with persistence length [Formula: see text], that is confined to the surface of a cylinder of radius R under an external tension f using a mean field variational ... ...
Abstract | We compute the free energy of confinement [Formula: see text] for a wormlike chain (WLC), with persistence length [Formula: see text], that is confined to the surface of a cylinder of radius R under an external tension f using a mean field variational approach. For long chains, we analytically determine the behavior of the chain in a variety of regimes, which are demarcated by the interplay of [Formula: see text], the Odijk deflection length ([Formula: see text]), and the Pincus length ([Formula: see text], with [Formula: see text] being the thermal energy). The theory accurately reproduces the Odijk scaling for strongly confined chains at [Formula: see text], with [Formula: see text]. For moderate values of f, the Odijk scaling is discernible only when [Formula: see text] for strongly confined chains. Confinement does not significantly alter the scaling of the mean extension for sufficiently high tension. The theory is used to estimate unwrapping forces for DNA from nucleosomes. |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-01-22 |
Publishing country | France |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2004003-9 |
ISSN | 1292-895X ; 1292-8941 |
ISSN (online) | 1292-895X |
ISSN | 1292-8941 |
DOI | 10.1140/epje/s10189-023-00384-6 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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