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Two-dimensional diffusion model for the biopolymers dynamics at nanometer scale

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In this paper the driven transport of linear polymers through a nanopore is presented. Biopolymer physical behavior in an external electric field is modeled and its motion is simulated using the Langevin impulse integrator method. Within fairly large limits, the polymer translocation time is inversely proportional with the electric field intensity and directly proportional with the polymer chain length.

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  1. Faculty of Applied Sciences, Physics Department I, “Politehnica” University of Bucharest, 313 Splaiul Independentei Street, 060042, Bucharest, Romania

    Viorel P. Paun

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Paun, V.P. Two-dimensional diffusion model for the biopolymers dynamics at nanometer scale. centr.eur.j.phys. 7, 607–613 (2009). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11534-009-0087-8

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