Morphological ordering in biopolymers: Informational statistical thermodynamic approach

Sergio A. Hassan, Marcus V. Mesquita, Aurea R. Vasconcellos, and Roberto Luzzi
Phys. Rev. E 65, 041914 – Published 3 April 2002
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Abstract

We consider the question of the emergence of morphological ordering in an open far-from-equilibrium model of a biopolymer. We apply informational statistical thermodynamics, which was shown to be appropriate to deal with dissipative systems displaying complex behavior. The formation of nonlinear spatial ordering consisting in the emergence of static charge-density waves, producing a bioelectret-type state, is evidenced. This kind of behavior may arise in biopolymers under the influence of biochemical processes.

  • Received 15 December 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.65.041914

©2002 American Physical Society

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Sergio A. Hassan1, Marcus V. Mesquita2, Aurea R. Vasconcellos2, and Roberto Luzzi2

  • 1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029-6574
  • 2Instituto de Física “Gleb Wataghin,” Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Unicamp, 13083-970 Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil

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Vol. 65, Iss. 4 — April 2002

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