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Abstract
Studies of polymer structures with their two ends anchored at a planar substrate can help to provide insights into conformational properties of biologically active systems such as molecular motors involved in cellular transport processes. In this dissertation, the conformational phase behavior of a coarse-grained flexible homopolymer model is investigated. For this purpose, extensive parallel tempering computer simulations were performed. Specific energetic and structural quantities were measured and used as indicator functions for the characterization of the conformational phases. Based on these results, phase diagrams, characterized by various temperatures, distances and substrate surface absorb strength values were constructed. Unique conformational phases and phase transitions are analyzed in detail.