Publication Date:
2012-06-22
Description:
Non-Markovian polymer reaction kinetics Nature Chemistry 4, 568 (2012). doi:10.1038/nchem.1378 Authors: T. Guérin, O. Bénichou & R. Voituriez Quantifying polymer reaction kinetics requires the non-Markovian dynamics of monomer motion to be taken into account. This difficulty is overcome by explicitly determining the typical reactive conformations of the polymer, which are found to be more extended than equilibrium conformations, leading to reaction times significantly shorter than predicted by existing Markovian theories.
Print ISSN:
1755-4330
Electronic ISSN:
1755-4349
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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