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Schematic illustration of entropic trapping. Some of the pores are large enough for the DNA to fit inside without any deformation. To move between the trapping sites, the DNA needs to deform from its equilibrium coil to squeeze through the narrower constrictions. The dashed lines show the volume occupied by the DNA.
