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  • Polymer Physics
  • Computational Biophysics
  • Materials Science

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  • Double-stranded DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) solutions exhibit complex behaviors at macroscopic scales.
  • Understanding the relationship between polymer concentration and orientational order is crucial for DNA-based technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a multiscale continuum field model for isotropic double-stranded DNA solutions.
  • To investigate the coupling between polymer concentration variations and nematic orientation order.

Main Methods:

  • Monte Carlo simulations using the oxDNA model.
  • Parameter determination by comparing simulation fluctuations with theoretical predictions.
  • Development of a macroscopic continuum field model.

Main Results:

  • A multiscale model accurately represents the isotropic phase of double-stranded DNA.
  • The study quantifies the phenomenon of emergent nematic order in linear polymers due to concentration gradients.
  • Quantitative predictions for nematic order induced by DNA concentration gradients are provided.

Conclusions:

  • The developed model captures the macroscopic behavior of double-stranded DNA solutions.
  • Concentration gradients in DNA solutions can induce a significant nematic orientation order.
  • This research provides a framework for understanding and predicting DNA self-assembly and ordering.