Simulation study on the translocation of polymer chains through nanopores

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Chen, Ying Cai ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Luo, Meng Bo ^b  

^a TAIZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BARRIERS; FREE ENERGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOPORES;

POLYMER CHAINS; TRANSLOCATION;

MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

NANOMATERIAL; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATION; DIFFUSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; POROSITY;

EID: 34547606950     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2757174     Document Type: Article

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