Exploring secondary interactions and the role of temperature in moisture-contaminated polymer networks through molecular simulations

Soft Matter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 2942-2956
Author(s):  
Rishabh D. Guha ◽  
Ogheneovo Idolor ◽  
Katherine Berkowitz ◽  
Melissa Pasquinelli ◽  
Landon R. Grace
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Temperature Variation ◽  
Polymer Networks ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Secondary Interactions ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Secondary Bonding

We investigated the effect of temperature variation on the secondary bonding interactions between absorbed moisture and epoxies with different morphologies using molecular dynamics simulations.

Mechanistic analysis of light-driven overcrowded alkene-based molecular motors by multiscale molecular simulations

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (14) ◽  
pp. 8525-8540
Author(s):  
Mudong Feng ◽  
Michael K. Gilson
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Excited State ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Ground State ◽  
Molecular Motors ◽  
Motor Performance ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Mechanistic Analysis ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Shed Light

Ground-state and excited-state molecular dynamics simulations shed light on the rotation mechanism of small, light-driven molecular motors and predict motor performance. How fast can they rotate; how much torque and power can they generate?

scholarly journals Molecular insights on poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) coil-to-globule transition induced by pressure

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (10) ◽  
pp. 5984-5991
Author(s):  
Letizia Tavagnacco ◽  
Ester Chiessi ◽  
Emanuela Zaccarelli
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Polymer Chain ◽  
Linear Polymer ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Linear Polymer Chain

By using extensive all-atom molecular dynamics simulations of an atactic linear polymer chain, we unveil the role of pressure in the coil-to-globule transition of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM).

Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Loading-Dependent Diffusion of CO2, SO2, CH4, and Their Binary Mixtures in ZIF-10: The Role of Hydrogen Bond

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (42) ◽  
pp. 11543-11553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Li ◽  
Deshuai Yang ◽  
Trevor R. Fisher ◽  
Qi Qiao ◽  
Zhen Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Hydrogen Bond ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Binary Mixtures ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Kinetic Insights into the Role of the Solvent in the Polymorphism of 5-Fluorouracil from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

2006 ◽  
Vol 110 (7) ◽  
pp. 3323-3329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Hamad ◽  
Changman Moon ◽  
C. Richard A. Catlow ◽  
Ashley T. Hulme ◽  
Sarah L. Price
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

scholarly journals Trimethylamine-N-oxide: its hydration structure, surface activity, and biological function, viewed by vibrational spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulations

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 6909-6920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsuhiko Ohto ◽  
Johannes Hunger ◽  
Ellen H. G. Backus ◽  
Wataru Mizukami ◽  
Mischa Bonn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Surface Activity ◽  
Vibrational Spectroscopy ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
Molecular Simulations ◽  
Structure Surface ◽  
Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Hydrophilicity And Hydrophobicity

Vibrational spectroscopy and molecular simulations revealed the hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity of TMAO in aqueous solution.

Investigating the Role of Phosphorylation in the Binding of Silaffin Peptide R5 to Silica with Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 1199-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. G. Sprenger ◽  
Arushi Prakash ◽  
Gary Drobny ◽  
Jim Pfaendtner
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

scholarly journals How does temperature affect the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 M proteins? Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumya Lipsa Rath ◽  
Madhusmita Tripathy ◽  
Nabanita Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulations ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Membrane System ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
M Protein ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
M Proteins ◽  
Dynamics Simulations

Enveloped viruses, in general, have several transmembrane proteins and glycoproteins, which assist the virus in entry and attachment onto the host cells. These proteins also play a significant role in determining the shape and size of the newly formed virus particles. The lipid membrane and the embedded proteins affect each other in non-trivial ways during the course of the viral life cycle. Unravelling the nature of the protein-protein and protein-lipid interactions, under various environmental and physiological conditions, could therefore prove to be crucial in development of therapeutics. Here, we study the M protein of SARS-CoV-2 to understand the effect of temperature on the properties of the protein-membrane system. The membrane embedded dimeric M proteins were studied using atomistic and coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations at temperatures ranging between 10 and 50 ˚C. While temperature induced fluctuations should be monotonic, we observe a steady rise in the protein dynamics up to 40 ˚C, beyond which it surprisingly reverts back to the low temperature behaviour. Detailed investigation reveals disordering of the membrane lipids in the presence of the protein, which induces additional curvature around the transmembrane region. Coarse-grained simulations indicate temperature dependent aggregation of M protein dimers. Our study clearly indicates that the dynamics of membrane lipids and integral M protein of SARS-CoV-2 enables it to better associate and aggregate only at a certain temperature range (i.e., ~30 to 40 ˚C). This can have important implications in the protein aggregation and subsequent viral budding/fission processes.   

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