Conformation and dynamics of partially active linear polymers

• Published in: Soft matter Vol. 2; no. 8; pp. 1892 - 194
• Main Authors: Vatin, Marin, Kundu, Sumanta, Locatelli, Emanuele
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 21.02.2024
• Subjects: Bacteria; Conformation; Diffusion coefficient; Filamentous bacteria; Mathematical models; Polymers

We perform numerical simulations of isolated, partially active polymers, driven out-of-equilibrium by a fraction of their monomers. We show that, if the active beads are all gathered in a contiguous block, the position of the section along the chain determines the conformational and dynamical proper...