Stretching a macromolecule in an atomic force microscope: Statistical mechanical analysis

Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 2 I, 2001, Pages 0219061-0219064

  Kreuzer, H J ^a   Payne, S H ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CONFORMATIONS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; ISOTHERMS; MONOMERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; STRETCHING; THERMODYNAMICS;

HELMHOLTZ ENSEMBLES; THERMODYNAMICALLY CONJUGATE VARIABLES;

MACROMOLECULES;

MACROMOLECULE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOPHYSICS; MACROMOLECULE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 4243802464     PISSN: 15393755     EISSN: 15502376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.021906     Document Type: Article

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