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2006
Wed., Nov. 22, 2006 at 3:45 PM in MC 204
Coarse-grained Model Studies of Polymer Translocation through Nanopores
Tapio Ala-Nissila
Laboratory of Physics, COMP Center of Excellence
Helsinki University
of Technology Espoo, Finland and
Department of Physics
Brown
University, Providence RI
Abstract:
In this talk I will review recent progress on coarse-grained modeling of the dynamics of polymer translocation through nanoscopic pores. I will focus on the scaling behavior of the translocation time and other relevant physical quantities as a function of the properties of the chain-pore system, and various driving forces that may be used in actual translocation experiments. I will also discuss the relevance of these results to DNA and RNA sequencing.
Note: This talk will follow Matheus Graselli's Games and Options in Incomplete Markets.