Investigating the thermodynamics of small biosystems with optical tweezers
Author
Mossa, Alessandro
Huguet Casades, Josep Maria
Ritort, Felix
Publication date
2010ISSN
1386-9477
Abstract
We present two examples of how single-molecule experimental techniques applied to biological systems can give insight into problems within the scope of equilibrium and nonequilibrium mesoscopic thermodynamics. The first example is the mapping of the free energy landscape of a macromolecule, the second the experimental verification of Crooks’ fluctuation theorem. In both cases the experimental setup comprises optical tweezers and DNA molecules.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
57 - Biological sciences in general
Keywords
Biologia
Biología
Biology
Pages
5
Publisher
Elsevier
Collection
42; 3
Is part of
Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures
Citation
Mossa, Alessandro; Huguet Casades, Josep Maria; Ritort, Felix. Investigating the thermodynamics of small biosystems with optical tweezers. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 2010, 42(3), p. 666-671. Disponible en: <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1386947709002665?via%3Dihub>. Fecha de acceso: 18 mar. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.physe.2009.06.055
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