Table 1:

Summary of simulations performed with an ssDNA coating. Center-of-mass separation, D, is calculated from the last 10 ns of simulation data, representing the mean and standard deviation. The time for the GNF to insert a depth less than 3.5 nm, Time (D < 3.5), and total simulation time are both truncated to the nearest nanosecond. The area occupied by the ssDNA at the 1 ns (initial) and the final snapshot are also reported.

ssDNA coating	trial	D (nm)	Time (D < 3.5 nm) (ns)	Total Simulation Time (ns)	ssDNA area initial : final (nm2)	Insert/Flat
2-chains	run1	0.58 ± 0.07	6	100	15.6 : 13.9	Insert
2-chains	run2	0.91 ± 0.08	43	133	21.1 : 19.9	Insert
2-chains	run3	0.95 ± 0.07	13	168	17.4 : 15.9	Flat, Insert at ~100 ns
2-chains	run4	0.68 ± 0.06	10	100	20.3 : 13.5	Insert
2-chains	run5	0.75 ± 0.11	19	168	18.6 : 11.0	Insert
2-chains	run6	0.53 ± 0.10	12	100	24.7 : 14.2	Insert
4-chains	run1	2.20 ± 0.08	90	182	39.6 : 38.4	Insert
4-chains	run2	2.85 ± 0.10	30	318	49.6 : 47.2	Flat
4-chains	run3	1.95 ± 0.14	56	250	53.6 : 36.7	Flat, Insert at ~ 160 ns
4-chains	run4	3.20 ± 0.07	36	269	43.3 : 44.8	Flat
4-chains	run5	1.93 ± 0.08	30	134	57.4 : 23.1	Insert
4-chains	run6	1.36 ± 0.09	10	134	46.1 : 23.9	Insert
6-chains	run1	3.11 ± 0.08	49	180	60.9 : 59.2	Flat
6-chains	run2	2.70 ± 0.07	313	400	70.2 : 46.1	Insert
6-chains	run3	3.21 ± 0.06	68	492	58.0 : 57.1	Flat
6-chains	run4	3.06 ± 0.09	276	508	73.7 : 57.4	Flat
6-chains	run5	3.01 ± 0.09	127	493	68.8 : 62.3	Flat
6-chains	run6	2.44 ± 0.08	179	303	59.1 : 52.4	Insert