Statistical mechanics of semiflexible bundles of wormlike polymer chains

Heussinger, Claus; Bathe, Mark und Frey, Erwin (July 2007): Statistical mechanics of semiflexible bundles of wormlike polymer chains. In: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 99, No. 4: 048101-1

Abstract

We demonstrate that a semiflexible bundle of wormlike chains exhibits a state-dependent bending stiffness that alters fundamentally its scaling behavior with respect to the standard wormlike chain. We explore the equilibrium conformational and mechanical behavior of wormlike bundles in isolation, in cross-linked networks, and in solution.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Form of publication: Publisher's Version
• Faculties: Physics
• Subjects: 500 Science > 530 Physics
• ISSN: 0031-9007
• Place of Publication: ONE PHYSICS ELLIPSE, COLLEGE PK, MD 20740-3844 USA
• Language: English