Coil–globule transition
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title:
Coil–globule transition
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In polymer physics, the coil–globule transition is the collapse of a macromolecule from an expanded coil state through an ideal coil state to a collapsed globule state, or vice versa. The coil–globule transition is of importance in biology due to the presence of coil-globule transitions in biological macromolecules such as proteins and DNA. It is also analogous with the swelling behavior of a crosslinked polymer gel and is thus of interest in biomedical engineering for controlled drug delivery.
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Collapse of a macromolecule from an expanded coil state to a collapsed globule state
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coil%E2%80%93globule_transition
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2023-12-30T08:54:03Z
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