Quantitative tube model for semiflexible polymer solutions
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Quantitative tube model for semiflexible polymer solutions.
We develop an analytical and quantitative theory of the tube model concept for entangled networks of semiflexible polymers. The absolute value of the tube diameter L perpendicular is derived as a function of the polymers' persistence length lp and mesh size xi of the network. To leading order, we find L perpendicular = 0.31xi 6/5 lp (-1/5) , which is consistent with known asymptotic scaling law...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The European Physical Journal E
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1292-8941,1292-895X
DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2007-10208-2