2006/07/31 by Rajeev Kapri, Somendra M. Bhattacharjee · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry #Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions #Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.stat-mech #q-bio.BM
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.98.098101
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 098101 (2007) · 4 figures, Published Version
openalex publication_date 2007/02/26 · arxiv created 2007/02/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We study the effect of random forces on a double-stranded DNA in unzipping the two strands, analogous to the problem of an adsorbed polymer under a random force. The ground state develops bubbles of various lengths as the random force fluctuation is increased. The unzipping phase diagram is shown to be drastically different from the pure case.