Publication Date:
2014-07-18
Description:
Article Growing polymer chains are often confined within vesicles in biological systems. Here, the authors study how material properties such as friction, flexibility and thickness affect confined polymer filaments when they grow beyond their equilibrium size, identifying four unique morphologies. Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms5437 Authors: R. Vetter, F. K. Wittel, H. J. Herrmann
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics