article published yes Anđela Šarić author bf63d406-f056-11eb-b41d-f263a6566d8b0000-0002-7854-2139 Josep C. Pàmies author Angelo Cacciuto author We use numerical simulations to show how a fully flexible filament binding to a deformable cylindrical surface may acquire a macroscopic persistence length and a helical conformation. This is a result of the nontrivial elastic response to deformations of elastic sheets. We find that the filament’s helical pitch is completely determined by the mechanical properties of the surface, and can be easily tuned by varying the surface stretching rigidity. We propose simple scaling arguments to understand the physical mechanism behind this phenomenon and present a phase diagram indicating under what conditions one should expect a fully flexible chain to behave as a helical semiflexible filament. Finally, we discuss the implications of our results. American Physical Society2010 eng general physics and astronomy 0031-9007 1079-7114 1005.2429 2086718310.1103/physrevlett.104.226101 10422 yes A. Šarić, J. C. Pàmies, and A. Cacciuto, “Effective elasticity of a flexible filament bound to a deformable cylindrical surface,” <i>Physical Review Letters</i>, vol. 104, no. 22. American Physical Society, 2010. Šarić, Anđela, Josep C. Pàmies, and Angelo Cacciuto. “Effective Elasticity of a Flexible Filament Bound to a Deformable Cylindrical Surface.” <i>Physical Review Letters</i>. American Physical Society, 2010. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101">https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101</a>. Šarić A, Pàmies JC, Cacciuto A. 2010. Effective elasticity of a flexible filament bound to a deformable cylindrical surface. Physical Review Letters. 104(22), 226101. Šarić A, Pàmies JC, Cacciuto A. Effective elasticity of a flexible filament bound to a deformable cylindrical surface. <i>Physical Review Letters</i>. 2010;104(22). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101">10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101</a> A. Šarić, J.C. Pàmies, A. Cacciuto, Physical Review Letters 104 (2010). Šarić, A., Pàmies, J. C., &#38; Cacciuto, A. (2010). Effective elasticity of a flexible filament bound to a deformable cylindrical surface. <i>Physical Review Letters</i>. American Physical Society. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101">https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101</a> Šarić, Anđela, et al. “Effective Elasticity of a Flexible Filament Bound to a Deformable Cylindrical Surface.” <i>Physical Review Letters</i>, vol. 104, no. 22, 226101, American Physical Society, 2010, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101">10.1103/physrevlett.104.226101</a>. 103912021-11-29T15:14:33Z2021-11-30T08:11:19Z