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AUTHOR
Lisa B. Weiss
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Spatial Demixing of Ring and Chain Polymers in Pressure-Driven Flow
2019
We investigate mixtures of ring and linear polymers in solution at various number ratios, ranging from pure chains to pure rings, and at densities around the overlap concentration. In bulk and at r...
Topology-Sensitive Microfluidic Filter for Polymers of Varying Stiffness
2017
The separation of polymers based on their size, rigidity, and topology is an essential but also highly challenging task for nanoscience and engineering. Using hybrid molecular dynamics simulations that correctly take into account hydrodynamics, we have designed microfluidic channels for separating linear from ring polymers in dilute solutions. We establish that the transport velocity of the polymers is independent of their topology and rigidity when the channel walls are smooth and repulsive. However, when the walls are decorated with attractive spots arranged on lines parallel to the flow, ring polymers exhibit an order of magnitude higher transport velocity compared to linear chains. The …