Database of Inherent Elasticity of Single Polymer Chains

Polymer

Model

 g1 [nN]  g2 [nN]  g3 [nN]  g4 [nN]  g5 [nN]
Polyethylene QM-FRC, with lb = 0.154 nm  28.7  - 42.0  16.9    
ssDNA/ssRNA QM-FJC, with lk = 0.59 nm  8.44  29.5      19637
Peptide QM-WLC, with lp = 0.38 nm  27.4  109.8      
Cellulose QM-FJC, with lk = 0.514 nm  10.57  90.23  - 44.12    
Poly(ethylene glycol) QM-FRC, with lb = 0.146 nm  65.0  - 2.65〜103  1.44〜105  - 3.38〜106  2.82〜107
Polyl(actic acid) QM-FRC, with lb = 0.36 nm  2.71  1.03  ˗ 202.83  2612.15  ˗ 4963.28

 

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Contact: Prof. Dr. Shuxun Cui, Northeastern University
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