Journal of chemical theory and computation
Apr 5, 2021
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been developed to simulate molecular systems, where an explicit description of changes in the electronic structure is necessary. However, QM/MM MD simulations are ...
Journal of chemical information and modeling
Mar 17, 2021
The molecular dynamics (MD) simulation technique is among the most broadly used computational methods to investigate atomistic phenomena in a variety of chemical and biological systems. One of the most common (and most uncertain) parametrization step...
Soft robotics has applications in myriad fields from assistive wearables to autonomous exploration. Now, the portability and the performance of many devices are limited by their associated pneumatic energy source, requiring either large, heavy pressu...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Nov 9, 2020
Future robots and intelligent systems will autonomously navigate in unstructured environments and closely collaborate with humans; integrated with our bodies and minds, they will allow us to surpass our physical limitations. Traditional robots are mo...
Electrostatic film actuators represent a promising new approach to drive a soft robot, but they lack a comprehensive model to link the design parameters and actuation performance, making actuator design and parameter optimization challenging. To solv...
Soft robotics is a field of robotic system design characterized by materials and structures that exhibit large-scale deformation, high compliance, and rich multifunctionality. The incorporation of soft and deformable structures endows soft robotic sy...
Journal of chemical theory and computation
Jan 16, 2020
Over the past several decades, atomistic simulations of biomolecules, whether carried out using molecular dynamics or Monte Carlo techniques, have provided detailed insights into their function. Comparing the results of such simulations for a few clo...
Untargeted steroid identification represents a great analytical challenge even when using sophisticated technology such as two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (GC × GCHRMS) due to the chemical similarity of...
Inspecting protein and ligand electrostatic potential (ESP) surfaces in order to optimize electrostatic complementarity is a key activity in drug design. These ESP surfaces need to reflect the true electrostatic nature of the molecules, which typical...
Interdisciplinary sciences, computational life sciences
Sep 4, 2019
BACKGROUND: Computational prediction of inhibition efficiency (IE) for inhibitor molecules is a crucial supplementary way to design novel molecules that can efficiently inhibit corrosion onto metallic surfaces.
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