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Coarse grained molecular dynamic simulations of the interaction a carbon nanotube with a bilayer membrane

Salih, Rangeen and Matthai, Clarence C. 2017. Coarse grained molecular dynamic simulations of the interaction a carbon nanotube with a bilayer membrane. MRS Advances 2 (48) , pp. 2603-2608. 10.1557/adv.2017.304

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Abstract

In coarse grained molecular dynamics (CGMD) simulations, small groups of atoms are treated as single particles (beads) and the forces between these particles are derived from the interatomic forces. The effect of this is to severely reduce the number of particles in a simulation, thereby allowing for the consideration of a larger number of atoms. It has also proven to be a valuable tool in probing time and length scales of systems beyond that used in all-atom molecular dynamics (AAMD) simulations. The down side of this is that the inter-particle interactions are less accurate. However, if these coarse grained particles are chosen carefully, such simulations can provide much useful information. There are different levels of how the coarse grains are constructed. For example, CG systems have been developed using tens or hundreds of atoms per CG bead in some studies of amino acids in biological science. By contrast, for other systems, a single CG bead is used to replace just two or three atoms. In this paper, the interaction of a carbon nanotube (CNT) with a lipid bilayer membrane is studied using both coarse grained and atomistic MD in an effort to understand the usefulness of the CGMD method for such simulations. Our preliminary studies of the interaction of a CNT with a lipid bilayer points indicates that such nano-tubes inserted into a membrane could be stable. This means that it could be used as an agent in the delivery of drugs. It would be good if these simulations could be repeated using AAMD simulations to confirm the validity of these results.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Physics and Astronomy
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISSN: 2059-8521
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 5 July 2017
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2023 09:04
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/101323

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