Designing highly tunable semiflexible filament networks

作者:Pandolfi Ronald J*; Edwards Lauren; Johnston David; Becich Peter; Hirst Linda S
来源:Physical Review E, 2014, 89(6): 062602.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.89.062602

摘要

Semiflexible polymers can generate a range of filamentous networks significantly different in structure from those seen in conventional polymer solutions. Our coarse-grained simulations with an implicit cross-linker potential show that networks of branching bundles, knotted morphologies, and structural chirality can be generated by a generalized approach independent of specific cross-linkers. Network structure depends primarily on filament flexibility and separation, with significant connectivity increase after percolation. Results should guide the design of engineered semiflexible polymers.

  • 出版日期2014-6-20