Phase transitions of a polymer threading a membrane coupled to coil-globule transitions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 604-608

  Matsuyama, Akihiko ^a  

^a KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DNA; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POROSITY; RNA; VOLUME FRACTION;

COIL-GLOBULE TRANSITIONS; POLYMER CHAINS; POLYMER THREADINGS; POLYMER TRANSLOCATIONS;

NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EID: 3142717443     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1758939     Document Type: Article

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