Before revision: The constraints imposed by nano- and microscale confinement on the conformational degrees of freedom of thermally fluctuating biopolymers is utilized in contemporary nano-devices to specifically elongate and manipulate single chains.
After revision: The constraints imposed by nano- and microscale confinement on the conformational degrees of freedom of thermally fluctuating biopolymers are utilized in contemporary nano-devices to specifically elongate and manipulate single chains.