Translocation of a polymer chain across a nanopore: A Brownian dynamics simulation study

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 11475-11483

  Tian, Pu ^a   Smith, Grant D ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEATION; PORE SIZE; VISCOSITY;

BROWNIAN DYNAMICS SIMULATION; CHEMICAL POTENTIAL GRADIENT; NANOPORE; POLYMER CHAIN; TRANSLOCATION;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0346780364     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1621614     Document Type: Article

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