Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics

Volume 18, Issue Supplement 2, December 2011, Pages 411 - 427

Phenomenological Modeling of DNA Overstretching

Authors
Ray W. Ogden
Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW, Scotland, UK
School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK,r.ogden@abdn.ac.uk
Giuseppe Saccomandi
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 06125 Perugia, Italy,saccomandi@mec.dii.unipg.it
Ivonne Sgura
Dipartimento di Matematica, Università del Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy,ivonne.sgura@unisalento.it
Received 23 September 2010, Accepted 14 February 2011, Available Online 7 January 2021.
DOI
10.1142/S140292511100160XHow to use a DOI?
Keywords
Force-extension curve; DNA overstretching; nonlinear elasticity; limiting chain extensibility; worm-like-chain formula; nonlinear least squares
Abstract

A phenomenological model based on the three-dimensional theory of nonlinear elasticity is developed to describe the phenomenon of overstretching in the force-extension curve for double-stranded DNA (dsDNA). By using the concept of a material with multiple reference configurations a single formula is obtained to fit the force-extension curve.

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Journal
Journal of Nonlinear Mathematical Physics
Volume-Issue
18 - Supplement 2
Pages
411 - 427
Publication Date
2021/01/07
ISSN (Online)
1776-0852
ISSN (Print)
1402-9251
DOI
10.1142/S140292511100160XHow to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2011 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press and Taylor & Francis
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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