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. 2009 Nov 4;4(11):e7756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007756

Table 1. Polymer statistics of filaments adsorbed to different supportsa.

interaction surface s/LP b <s> [nm] LP(cos(Θ)) [nm] 4>/<Θ2>2 LP2) [nm] LP(R2) [nm] counts
Weak glass 2–4 2620 990 2.9–3.1 980 1110 173
weak glass 3–6 3630 1090 2.8–3.4 1100 1050 56
strong mica 0.6–1.5 1020 336 2.5–2.7 350 445 55
strong mica 2–4 2670 310 2.7–3.5 290 370 57
strong mica 3–6 4050 330 3.2–4.3 180 320 57
a

For each support, we have computed the apparent persistence lengths from equations 4 to 8. The mean errors were less than 5% for all calculated persistence lengths.

b

Range of the selected length s of the filaments divided by the persistence length LP (Assumption: full equilibrated).