Polydispersity controls the strength of semi-flexible polymer networks

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 066002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Tehrani ◽  
Zahra Ghalamzan ◽  
Alireza Sarvestani
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer

Equilibrium phase diagram of semi-flexible polymer networks with linkers

2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 38003 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Cyron ◽  
K. W. Müller ◽  
K. M. Schmoller ◽  
A. R. Bausch ◽  
W. A. Wall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Equilibrium Phase ◽  
Equilibrium Phase Diagram ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer

scholarly journals Computational analysis of morphologies and phase transitions of cross-linked, semi-flexible polymer networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 471 (2182) ◽  
pp. 20150332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kei W. Müller ◽  
Christian J. Cyron ◽  
Wolfgang A. Wall
Keyword(s):  
Phase Transitions ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Constitutive Models ◽  
Structural Polymorphism ◽  
Flexible Polymers ◽  
Fibre Network ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Morphological Differences ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer

The eukaryotic cytoskeleton is a protein fibre network mainly consisting of the semi-flexible biopolymer F-actin, microtubules and intermediate filaments. It is well known to exhibit a pronounced structural polymorphism, which enables intracellular processes such as cell adhesion, cell motility and cell division. We present a computational study on cross-linked networks of semi-flexible polymers, which offers a detailed analysis of the network structure and phase transitions from one morphology to another. We elaborate the morphological differences, their mechanical implications and the order of the observed phase transitions. Finally, we present a perspective on how the information gained in our simulations can be exploited in order to build both flexible and accurate, microstructurally informed, homogenized constitutive models of the cytoskeleton.

scholarly journals Segmental Lennard-Jones interactions for semi-flexible polymer networks

2021 ◽  
pp. e1910358
Author(s):  
Carlos Floyd ◽  
Aravind Chandresekaran ◽  
Haoran Ni ◽  
Qin Ni ◽  
Garegin A. Papoian
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Lennard Jones ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer

Study on the adsorption process of a semi-flexible polymer onto homogeneous attractive surfaces

Polymer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 172 ◽  
pp. 83-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Yang ◽  
Qing-Hui Yang ◽  
Yu Fu ◽  
Fan Wu ◽  
Jian-Hua Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adsorption Process ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer

scholarly journals Macromolecule crowding effects on the phase separation of semi-flexible polymer in spherical confined space

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-231
Author(s):  
Hongchang Wang ◽  
Lingyun Gu ◽  
Rongri Tan ◽  
Xiaotian Ma ◽  
Xun Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Separation ◽  
Confined Space ◽  
Flexible Polymer ◽  
Crowding Effects ◽  
Semi Flexible Polymer ◽  
Macromolecule Crowding
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