Coarse-grained simulation of polymer translocation through an artificial nanopore

Polymer

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 3099-3110

  Lansac, Yves ^a   Maiti, Prabal K ^a   Glaser, Matthew A ^b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanopore; Polyelectrolyte; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROPHORESIS; HYDROPHILICITY; POROSITY;

HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS; POLYMER TRANSLOCATION;

MACROMOLECULES;

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; MACROMOLECULE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPARTICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR; SIMULATION;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 1842473740     PISSN: 00323861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2004.02.040     Document Type: Article

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