Journal article
Conformation of a tethered polymer in a leaky nanocavity
Abstract
The conformation of an ideal polymer chain confined in a box with a D x D hole is studied by N-step random walk simulations. For a polymer chain tethered inside the box, three conformational states are observed when the chain length is increased. For short chains the polymer assumes "mushroom" configurations. Increasing the chain length leads to a state in which the polymer fills the box. When the chain is long enough, the polymer escapes from …
Authors
Nakamura I; Shi A-C
Journal
The Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 132, No. 17,
Publisher
AIP Publishing
Publication Date
May 7, 2010
DOI
10.1063/1.3417385
ISSN
0021-9606