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  • Title: Highly stretched single polymers: atomic-force-microscope experiments versus ab-initio theory.
    Author: Hugel T, Rief M, Seitz M, Gaub HE, Netz RR.
    Journal: Phys Rev Lett; 2005 Feb 04; 94(4):048301. PubMed ID: 15783606.
    Abstract:
    Experimental single-molecule stretching curves for three backbone architectures (single-stranded DNA, various types of peptides, polyvinylamine) are quantitatively compared with corresponding quantum-chemical (zero-temperature) ab-initio calculations in the high-force range of up to two nanonewtons. For high forces, quantitative agreement is obtained with the contour length of the polymers as the only fitting parameter. For smaller forces, the effects of chain fluctuations are accounted for by using recent theoretical results for the stretching response of a freely-rotating-chain model.
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