Using a morphometric solvation model, simulations show a flexible tube folds into double helices and overhand knots depending only on solvent packing fraction and solvent size.
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Can solvents tie knots? Helical folds of biopolymers in liquid environments
Using a morphometric solvation model, simulations show a flexible tube folds into double helices and overhand knots depending only on solvent packing fraction and solvent size.