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Dynamics of a tethered growing polymer chain under tension

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Zhao_cornell_0058O_11114.pdf (930.19 KB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/yv5d-5y05
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/103466
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Author
Zhao, Guansen
Abstract

In this project, to theoretically understand how a polymer chain extends in chain-growth polymerization at single-molecule perspective, we construct a one-dimensional model of a growing Rouse chain under tension so as to calculate the real-time chain length. One end of the chain is anchored and the second end is linked to a catalyst, which itself attached to a newly added bead. The bead is subject to a constant pulling force, and the solution contains monomers that add to the growing end of the chain. We calculate the exact end-to-end distance for the Rouse chain with a small number of beads to test the accuracy of approximations we made for evaluating long-time dynamics of a long polymer chain, with the goal of determining the dynamics of a growing polymer chain with any number of monomers.

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36 pages
Date Issued
2020-12
Committee Chair
Zax, David B.
Committee Member
Davis, H. Floyd
Degree Discipline
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Degree Name
M.S., Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Degree Level
Master of Science
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/13312070

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