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Scaling regimes of a semiflexible polymer in a rectangular channel

E. Werner and B. Mehlig
Phys. Rev. E 91, 050601(R) – Published 14 May 2015
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Abstract

We derive scaling relations for the extension statistics and the confinement free energy for a semiflexible polymer confined to a channel with a rectangular cross section. Our motivation is recent numerical results [Gupta et al., J. Chem. Phys. 140, 214901 (2014)] indicating that extensional fluctuations are quite different in rectangular channels compared to square channels. Our results are of direct relevance for interpreting current experiments on DNA molecules confined to nanochannels, as many experiments are performed for rectangular channels with large aspect ratios, while theoretical and simulation results are usually obtained for square channels.

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  • Received 25 February 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.91.050601

©2015 American Physical Society

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E. Werner and B. Mehlig*

  • Department of Physics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

  • *Bernhard.Mehlig@physics.gu.se

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Vol. 91, Iss. 5 — May 2015

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