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Globule-coil-rod transition. (A) The globule is a condensed state of the polymer, reflecting poor solvent conditions. (B) In a good solvent, the chain is a swollen state, known as a polymer coil. (C) In living systems, these coils can exhibit regions of stiffening (rod state) for biological functions [9,57].
