Local solvation structures govern the mixing thermodynamics of glycerol–water solutions

DD Mahanta, DR Brown, S Pezzotti, S Han… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Glycerol is a major cryoprotective agent and is widely used to promote protein stabilization.
By a combined experimental and theoretical study, we show that global thermodynamic …

Stacking and T-shape competition in aromatic− aromatic amino acid interactions

R Chelli, FL Gervasio, P Procacci… - Journal of the American …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The potential of mean force of interacting aromatic amino acids is calculated using
molecular dynamics simulations. The free energy surface is determined in order to study …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of plasticization in a real biopolymer system (starch) using molecular dynamics simulations

HD Özeren, RT Olsson, F Nilsson, MS Hedenqvist - Materials & design, 2020 - Elsevier
Virgin biopolymers are often brittle, which means that they need efficient, sustainable, non-
toxic plasticizers for most practical applications. Although the mechanical properties of …

Micro-scale effects of nano-SiO2 modification with silane coupling agents on the cellulose/nano-SiO2 interface

W Zheng, C Tang, J Xie, Y Gui - Nanotechnology, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were used to investigate the micro-scale
effects of modification of nano-SiO 2 with commonly used silane coupling agents (KH550 …

Staggered mesh Ewald: an extension of the smooth particle-mesh Ewald method adding great versatility

DS Cerutti, RE Duke, TA Darden… - Journal of chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
We draw on an old technique for improving the accuracy of mesh-based field calculations to
extend the popular Smooth Particle Mesh Ewald (SPME) algorithm as the Staggered Mesh …

Glycerol condensed phases Part II. A molecular dynamics study of the conformational structure and hydrogen bonding

R Chelli, P Procacci, G Cardini… - Physical Chemistry …, 1999 - pubs.rsc.org
An analysis of the conformational properties and hydrogen bonding in the condensed
phases of glycerol is reported using the same model as adopted in Part I (Phys. Chem …

Hydrogen bonding analysis of glycerol aqueous solutions: A molecular dynamics simulation study

C Chen, WZ Li, YC Song, J Yang - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2009 - Elsevier
Glycerol–water systems with different concentrations have been simulated using a
molecular dynamics simulation method. The study is the beginning of the project to research …

[HTML][HTML] Role of hydrogen bonding in wheat gluten protein systems plasticized with glycerol and water

HD Özeren, XF Wei, F Nilsson, RT Olsson… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Many biopolymers are stiff and brittle and require plasticizers. To optimize the choice and
amount of plasticizer, the mechanisms behind plasticization need to be understood. For …

Emergence of Debye Scaling in the Density of States of Liquids under Nanoconfinement

Y Yu, S Jin, X Fan, M Sarter, D Yu, L Hong… - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
In the realm of nanoscience, the dynamic behaviors of liquids at scales beyond the
conventional structural relaxation time, τ, unfold a fascinating blend of solid-like …

Interfacial Hydrogen Bonds and Their Influence Mechanism on Increasing the Thermal Stability of Nano-SiO2-Modified Meta-Aramid Fibres

C Tang, X Li, Z Li, J Hao - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
For further analysis of the effect of nano-doping on the properties of high polymers and
research into the mechanism behind modified interfacial hydrogen bonds, a study on the …