FENG Jian, SHANG Yazhuo, ZHOU Lihui, LIU Honglai, HU Ying. Translocation of Polymer Through a Nanopore Studied by Langevin Dynamics:Effect of the Friction Coefficient[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2012, 20(2): 231-238.
DOI:
FENG Jian, SHANG Yazhuo, ZHOU Lihui, LIU Honglai, HU Ying. Translocation of Polymer Through a Nanopore Studied by Langevin Dynamics:Effect of the Friction Coefficient[J]. Chin.J.Chem.Eng., 2012, 20(2): 231-238.DOI: 10.1016/S1004-9541(12)60383-8.
Translocation of Polymer Through a Nanopore Studied by Langevin Dynamics:Effect of the Friction Coefficient
The driven polymer translocation through a nanopore with unbiased initial configuration has been studied by using Langevin dynamics(LD) simulations.It is found that the scaling relationship between translocation time and the polymer chain length is strongly affected by the friction coefficient in LD and the driving force.However
there is no scaling relationship between the translocation time and the friction coefficient.The translocation time is almost inversely proportional to the driving force
which is in agreement with those obtained in biased translocation.The scaling relationship between gyration radius(
R
g
) of subchain at the
trans
side with the subchain length (
L
) is
R
g
~
L
0.33
that is in good agreement with the limiting value for molten globule state
while the curve of
R
g
of subchain at the
cis
side has two distinct stages.During translocation
the subchain at the
cis
side is being stretched gradually
and the structure of the subchain transforms from sphere-like to rod-like.When the effect of stretching reaches the tail end
the subchain is at the most stretched state.Fina
lly the subchain will rapidly restore to coil structure.According to the results of force analysis
the retarding force at the
trans
side is more crucial during the practical translocation.
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