Scaling Theory of a Polymer Ejecting from a Cavity into a Semi-Space
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Scaling Theory of Ejection Dynamics
3. Simulation Model and Setup
4. Results
4.1. Ejection Velocity
4.2. Time Variation of the Number of Monomers in the Cavity
4.3. Ejection Time and Nucleation Time
5. Discussions and Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ejection time as a function of N and D | if D is fixed | if N is fixed | |
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Ejection time as a function of and N | if N is fixed | if is fixed | |
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Ejection time as a function of D and | if is fixed | if D is fixed | |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleHsiao, Pai-Yi. 2020. "Scaling Theory of a Polymer Ejecting from a Cavity into a Semi-Space" Polymers 12, no. 12: 3014. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12123014