Polymer Translocation in Crowded Environments

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Polymer translocation in crowded environments.

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Article history: Received 25 January 2010 Received in revised form 9 March 2010 Accepted 17 March 2010 Available online 21 March 2010 Communicated by A.R. Bishop

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Physical Review Letters

سال: 2007

ISSN: 0031-9007,1079-7114

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.228106