First order phase transition and evidence for frustrations in polyampholytic gels

Takeoka Yukikazu; Berker A. Nihat; Du Rose; Enoki Takashi; Grosberg Alexander; Kardar Mehran; Oya Taro; Tanaka Kazunori; Wang Guoqiang; Yu Xiaohong; Tanaka Toyoichi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.4863

First order phase transition and evidence for frustrations in polyampholytic gels

Takeoka Yukikazu, Berker A. Nihat, Du Rose, Enoki Takashi, Grosberg Alexander, Kardar Mehran, Oya Taro, Tanaka Kazunori, Wang Guoqiang, Yu Xiaohong, Tanaka Toyoichi

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Polyampholyte gel, frustrated by the conflicting interactions between its positive and negative monomers, can undergo a sharp discontinuous phase transition driven by changing either gel composition or solvent quality and/or permeability. This finding completes the investigation of all four major interactions involved in the biomolecular machinery with respect to their role in the behavior of polymer gels, considered here as a model of biopolymer system. The result also sheds light on the possible role of frustrations in biomolecular systems, such as proteins.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	4863-4865
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	82
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.4863
State	Published - 1999

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