TCB Publications - Abstract

TCB Publications - Abstract

B. Luan and A. Aksimentiev. Electro-osmotic screening of the DNA charge in a nanopore. Physical Review E, 78:021912, 2008.

LUAN2008-AA Extensive all-atom molecular dynamics simulations were performed to characterize the microscopic origin of the force experienced by DNA in a bulk electrolyte and a solid-state nanopore when subject to an external electrostatic field E. The effective screening of the DNA charge was found to originate from the hydrodynamic drag of the electro-osmotic flow that is driven by the motion of counterions along the surface of DNA. We show that the effective driving force F in a nanopore obeys the same law as in a bulk electrolyte: F=$\epsilon$ $\mu$E, where $\epsilon$ and $\mu$ are the friction coefficient and electrophoretic mobility of DNA, respectively. Using this relationship, we suggest a method for determining the effective driving force on DNA in a nanopore that does not require a direct force measurement.

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