Two decades of Martini: Better beads, broader scope

SJ Marrink, L Monticelli, MN Melo… - Wiley …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Martini model, a coarse‐grained force field for molecular dynamics simulations, has
been around for nearly two decades. Originally developed for lipid‐based systems by the …

The rise of machine learning in polymer discovery

C Yan, G Li - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the recent decades, with rapid development in computing power and algorithms, machine
learning (ML) has exhibited its enormous potential in new polymer discovery. Herein, the …

The Z1+ package: Shortest multiple disconnected path for the analysis of entanglements in macromolecular systems

M Kröger, JD Dietz, RS Hoy, C Luap - Computer Physics Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper describes and provides Z1+, the successor of the Z-and Z1-codes for topological
analyses of mono-and polydisperse entangled linear polymeric systems, in the presence or …

Understanding and modeling polymers: The challenge of multiple scales

F Schmid - ACS Polymers Au, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer materials are multiscale systems by definition. Already the description of a single
macromolecule involves a multitude of scales, and cooperative processes in polymer …

Machine learning prediction on the fractional free volume of polymer membranes

L Tao, J He, T Arbaugh, JR McCutcheon, Y Li - Journal of Membrane …, 2023 - Elsevier
Fractional free volume (FFV) characterizes the microstructural level features of polymers and
affects their properties including thermal, mechanical, and separation performance …

[HTML][HTML] The current science of sequence-defined macromolecules

K Hakobyan, BB Noble, J Xu - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
A fundamental endeavour in macromolecular science is the control of molecular-level
complexity, including molecular weight distribution, end groups and architecture. Since the …

A targeted review of bio-derived plasticizers with flame retardant functionality used in PVC

AB Morgan, P Mukhopadhyay - Journal of Materials Science, 2022 - Springer
For decades, a wide variety of products have benefitted from the use of flexible PVC, ranging
from healthcare to cable to packaging & household items. The uniqueness of PVC rises from …

Machine learning strategies for the structure-property relationship of copolymers

L Tao, J Byrnes, V Varshney, Y Li - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Establishing the structure-property relationship is extremely valuable for the molecular
design of copolymers. However, machine learning (ML) models can incorporate both …

A machine learning enabled hybrid optimization framework for efficient coarse-graining of a model polymer

Z Shireen, H Weeratunge, A Menzel… - npj Computational …, 2022 - nature.com
This work presents a framework governing the development of an efficient, accurate, and
transferable coarse-grained (CG) model of a polyether material. The framework combines …

Extrapolative prediction of small-data molecular property using quantum mechanics-assisted machine learning

H Shimakawa, A Kumada, M Sato - npj Computational Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Data-driven materials science has realized a new paradigm by integrating materials domain
knowledge and machine-learning (ML) techniques. However, ML-based research has often …