Mechanically induced helix-coil transition in biopolymer networks

Details Mechanically induced helix-coil transition in biopolymer networks Mechanically induced helix-coil transition in biopolymer networks

2006-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0602355v1

Biophys. J. vol.90, pp. 1019-1027 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

Scientific paper

10.1529/biophysj.105.067090

The quasi-equilibrium evolution of the helical fraction occurring in a biopolymer network (gelatin gel) under an applied stress has been investigated by observing modulation in its optical activity. Its variation with the imposed chain extension is distinctly non-monotonic and corresponds to the transition of initially coiled strands to induced left-handed helices. The experimental results are in qualitative agreement with theoretical predictions of helices induced on chain extension. This new effect of mechanically stimulated helix-coil transition has been studied further as a function of the elastic properties of the polymer network: crosslink density and network aging.

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