Resolution of sub-element length scales in Brownian dynamics simulations of biopolymer networks with geometrically exact beam finite elements

• Published in: Journal of computational physics Vol. 303; pp. 185 - 202
• Main Authors: Müller, Kei W., Meier, Christoph, Wall, Wolfgang A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 15.12.2015
• Subjects: Architecture; Binding sites; Biopolymer networks; Biopolymers; Brownian dynamics simulations; Crosslinking; Cytoskeleton; Filaments; Geometrically exact beam finite elements; Mathematical analysis; Mathematical models; Networks; Polymer physics; Geometrically exact beam finite elements; Biopolymer networks; Cytoskeleton; Polymer physics; Brownian dynamics simulations

Networks of crosslinked biopolymer filaments such as the cytoskeleton are the subject of intense research. Oftentimes, mechanics on the scale of single monomers (∼5 nm) govern the mechanics of the entire network (∼10 μm). Until now, one either resolved the small scales and lost the big (network) pic...