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- The study examines how the shape (topology) of ring polymers affects their behavior when they stick to a surface.
- The researchers measure several factors, including the size and orientation of the polymer, and how many parts of it are in contact with the surface as it moves from being free to bound.
- The findings show that the complexity of the polymer's shape changes how well it sticks to the surface depending on the strength of the attraction, revealing that more complex polymers can stick better under weak attraction but worse under strong attraction.
Article Abstract
We investigate the effect of topology on the equilibrium behavior of singly tethered ring polymers adsorbed on an attractive surface. We focus on the change of square radius of gyration Rg(2), the perpendicular component Rg⊥(2) and the parallel component Rg‖(2) to the adsorbing surface, the mean contacting number of monomers with the surface
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