Elucidating the dynamics of polymer transport through nanopores using asymmetric salt concentrations

• Published in: Nano research Vol. 15; no. 11; pp. 9943 - 9953
• Main Authors: Charron, Martin, Philipp, Lucas, He, Liqun, Tabard-Cossa, Vincent
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Beijing Tsinghua University Press 01.11.2022
• Subjects: Asymmetry; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra; Biomedicine; Biotechnology; Chemistry and Materials Science; Concentration gradient; Condensed Matter Physics; Electric fields; Materials Science; Nanotechnology; Polymers; Research Article; Salts; Translocation; polymer transport; DNA translocation; nanopore; salt gradient; tension propagation

While notable progress has been made in recent years both experimentally and theoretically in understanding the highly complex dynamics of polymer capture and transport through nanopores, there remains significant disagreement between experimental observation and theoretical prediction that needs to...