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MM/PBSA analysis of molecular dynamics simulations of bovine beta-lactoglobulin: free energy gradients in conformational transitions?
PublicationPraca dotyczy pH zależnych zmian konformacyjnych EF pętli beta-laktoglobuliny. Zmiany te są śledzone za pomocą metod obliczeniowych chemii (dynamika molekularna oraz metody MM/PBSA).
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Molecular typing of clinical isolates of Escherichia coli by a new PCR MP method
PublicationTypowanie epidemiologiczne bakterii jest rutynową procedurą stosowaną w badaniach zakażeń szpitalnych i wymaga stosowania odpowiednich metod o wysokim potencjale różnicującym. Przedstawiliśmy możliwości nowej techniki PCR MP w różnicowaniu szczepów E. coli. Rezultaty zostały porównane z wynikami uzyskanymi metodą PFGE.
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Molecular typing of clinical isolates of Escherichia coli by a new PCR MP method
PublicationTypowanie epidemiologiczne bakterii jest rutynową procedurą stosowaną w badaniach zakażeń szpitalnych i wymaga stosowania odpowiednich metod o wysokim potencjale różnicującym. Przedstawiliśmy możliwości nowej techniki PCR MP w różnicowaniu szczepów E. coli. Rezultaty zostały porównane z wynikami uzyskanymi metodą PFGE.
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Effect of heat treatment on the diffusion intermixing and structure of the Cu thin film on Si (111) substrate: a molecular dynamics simulation study
PublicationThis work is devoted to the study of the diffusion process at the interface between copper films with a thickness of 2, 3, 4, 7 and 10 atomic monolayers and silicon substrate by molecular dynamics simulation method. For this purpose, the variation of the concentration of copper and silicon along the perpendicular direction to the interface was investigated. An analysis of the density profile along this direction made it possible...
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Molecular dynamics study of 4-OH-phenylacetyl- D -Y(Me)FQNRPR-NH 2 selectivity to V1a receptor
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Long range molecular dynamics study of interactions of the eukaryotic glucosamine-6-phosphate synthase with fructose-6-phosphate and UDP-GlcNAc
PublicationGlucosamine-6-phosphate synthase (EC 2.6.1.16) is responsible for catalysis of the first and practically irreversible step in hexosamine metabolism. The final product of this pathway, uridine 5 diphospho Nacetyl- d-glucosamine (UDP-GlcNAc), is an essential substrate for assembly of bacterial and fungal cell walls. Moreover, the enzyme is involved in phenomenon of hexosamine induced insulin resistance in type II diabetes, which...
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Molecular dynamics simulations reveal the balance of forces governing the formation of a guanine tetrad—a common structural unit of G-quadruplex DNA
PublicationG-quadruplexes (G4) are nucleic acid conformations of guanine-rich sequences, in which guanines are arranged in the square-planar G-tetrads, stacked on one another. G4 motifs form in vivo and are implicated in regulation of such processes as gene expression and chromosome maintenance. The structure and stability of various G4 topologies were determined experimentally; however, the driving forces for their formation are not fully...
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Spectroscopic studies on physicochemical properties of selected unsymmetrical bisacridine derivatives and NMR analysis of their interactions with the model sequence Pu22 aided by molecular dynamics
PublicationIn recent years, new promising acridine derivatives have appeared, belonging to the unsymmetrical bisacridines (UAs) family with high anticancer activity. Both their physicochemical properties and their mechanism of action at the molecular level have not been thoroughly analyzed so far. Four derivatives were selected for the study, termed as: C-2028, C-2041, C-2045 and C-2053. The first aim of this work was to determine the protonation...
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Arginine-, d-arginine-vasopressin, and their inverso analogues in micellar and liposomic models of cell membrane: CD, NMR, and molecular dynamics studies
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Ergodicity and model quality in template-restrained canonical and temperature/Hamiltonian replica exchange coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulations of proteins
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Structural elucidation of transmembrane transporter protein bilitranslocase: Conformational analysis of the second transmembrane region TM2 by molecular dynamics and NMR spectroscopy
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Toward mechanosynthesis of diamondoid sructures: viii. quantum-chemical molecular dynamics simulations of hexagonal silicon-iv structure synthesis with stm
Publicationw tej publikacji badano metodami kwantowo-chemicznymi różne strategie mechanosyntezy heksagonalnego krzemu iv. określono przybliżone warunki mechanosyntezy krzemu w formie lonsdaleitu za pomocą uhv-spm.
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Characteristics of hydration water around hen egg lysozyme as the protein model in aqueous solution. FTIR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics simulation
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań dotyczące hydratacji białka modelowego - lizozymu z jaja kurzego w roztworze wodnym. Wiodącą techniką stosowaną w badaniach była spektroskopia oscylacyjna FTIR z zastosowaniem techniki rozcieńczenia izotopowego wody półciężkiej HDO w roztworze wody zwykłej. Analiza widma HDO przy pomocy "metody widm zaburzonych" pozwoliła na wyizolowanie widma wody zaburzonej przez lizozym, a tym samym...
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Interactions of N-alkyl-N-methylmorpholinium based ionic liquids with acetonitrile studied by density and velocity of sound measurements and molecular dynamics simulations
PublicationMorpholinium-based ionic liquids (ILs) and their mixtures with polar co-solvents are an interesting class of emerging electrolytes in electrochemistry that is relatively poorly studied. In this work, densities and sound velocities of four ILs, N-ethyl-N-methylmorpholinium tetrafluoroborate, N-butyl-N-methylmorpholinium tetrafluoroborate, N-octyl-N-methylmorpho-linium tetrafluoroborate and N-decyl-N-methylmorpholinium tetrafluoroborate...
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Mechanism of Binding of Antifungal Antibiotic Amphotericin B to Lipid Membranes: An Insight from Combined Single-Membrane Imaging, Microspectroscopy, and Molecular Dynamics
PublicationAmphotericin B is a lifesaving polyene antibiotic used in the treatment of systemic mycoses. Unfortunately, the pharmacological applicability of this drug is limited because of its severe toxic side effects. At the same time, the lack of a well-defined mechanism of selectivity hampers the efforts to rationally design safer derivatives. As the drug primarily targets the biomembranes of both fungi and humans, new insights into the...
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Analysis of interactions responsible for vasopressin binding to human neurohypophyseal hormone receptors—molecular dynamics study of the activated receptor–vasopressin–Gα systems
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"Car-Parrinello molecular dynamics" jako kluczowe narzędzie informatyczne w badaniach syntezy cienkich warstw diamentowych metodą PA CVD
PublicationPraca omawia zastosowanie metody Car-Parrinello MD w symulacji procesu wzrostu cienkich warstw diamentowych w metodzie PAC VD.
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Chapter 32. Method to predict the critical micelle concentration of ionic liquids from the molecular volume
PublicationAmfifilowość wielu imidazoliowych cieczy jonowych powoduje, że zjawiska powierzchniowe mają znaczny wpływ na właściwości układów zawierających te związki. Dotychczas przeprowadzono wiele badań w celu wyznaczenia krytycznego stężenia micelizacji cieczy jonowych o różnej budowie. Ze względu na możliwość modyfikacji budowy kationu i wyboru anionu oraz ich kombinacji, podjęto próbę opracowania empirycznego równania pozwalajacego na...
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The Product of Matrix Metalloproteinase Cleavage of Doxorubicin Conjugate for Anticancer Drug Delivery: Calorimetric, Spectroscopic, and Molecular Dynamics Studies on Peptide–Doxorubicin Binding to DNA
PublicationMatrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are extracellular matrix degradation factors, promoting cancer progression. Hence, they could provide an enzyme-assisted delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) in cancer treatment. In the current study, the intercalation process of DOX and tetrapeptide-DOX, the product of the MMPs' cleavage of carrier-linked DOX, into dsDNA was investigated using stationary and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis...
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An insight into the mixed quantum mechanical-molecular dynamics simulation of a ZnII-Curcumin complex with a chosen DNA sequence that supports experimental DNA binding investigations
PublicationAn important aspect of research pertaining to Curcumin (HCur) is the need to arrest its degradation in aqueous solution and in biological milieu. This may be achieved through complex formation with metal ions. For this reason, a complex of HCur was prepared with ZnII, that is not likely to be active in redox pathways, minimizing further complications. The complex is monomeric, tetrahedral, with one HCur, an acetate and a molecule...
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High frequency dynamics of an isotropic Timoshenko periodic beam by the use of the Time-domain Spectral Finite Element Method
PublicationIn this work results of numerical simulations and experimental measurements related to the high frequency dynamics of an aluminium Timoshenko periodic beam are presented. It was assumed by the authors that the source of beam structural periodicity comes from periodical alterations to its geometry due to the presence of appropriately arranged drill-holes. As a consequence of these alterations dynamic characteristics of the beam...
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Optical method supported by machine learning for dynamics of C‐reactive protein concentrations changes detection in biological matrix samples
PublicationIn this article we present the novel spectroscopy method supported with machine learning for real-time detection of infectious agents in wastewater. In the case of infectious diseases, wastewater monitoring can be used to detect the presence of inflammation biomarkers, such as the proposed C-reactive protein, for monitoring inflammatory conditions and mass screening during epidemics for early detection in communities of concern,...
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Three-dimensional modeling and automatic analysis of the human nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses using the computational fluid dynamics method
PublicationPurpose The goal of this study was to develop a complete workflow allowing for conducting computational fluid dynam- ics (CFD) simulation of airflow through the upper airways based on computed tomography (CT) and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) studies of individual adult patients. Methods This study is based on CT images of 16 patients. Image processing and model generation of the human nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses...
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Preferential solvation in (amide+alcohol) binary mixtures. Part 2. The N-methylpyrrolidinone+methanol mixture at T = 313.15 K: thermodynamic resultsand molecular dynamics calculations.
PublicationBadano zjawisko preferencyjnej solwatacji amidu (N-metylopyrrolidonu) przez metanol wykorzystując dwie uzupełniające się metody: bezpośrednich pomiarów własności termodynamicznych roztworu oraz symulacji komputerowych. W metodzie pierwszej dokonano pomiarów wielkości termodynamicznych takich jak: nadmiarowa energia swobodna mieszania, nadmiarowa objętość mieszania oraz współczynnika ściśliwości izotermicznej mieszaniny,...
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Preferential solvation in (amide+alcohol) binary mixtures. Part 1. The N- methylpyrrolidinone+ethanol mixture at T = 313.15 K: thermodynamic resultsand molecular dynamics calculations.
PublicationBadano zjawisko preferencyjnej solwatacji amidu (N-metylopyrrolidonu) przez etanol wykorzystując dwie uzupełniające się metody: bezpośrednich pomiarów własności termodynamicznych roztworu oraz symulacji komputerowych. W metodzie pierwszej dokonano pomiarów wielkości termodynamicznych takich jak: nadmiarowa energia swobodna mieszania, nadmiarowa objętość mieszania oraz współczynnika ściśliwości izotermicznej mieszaniny,...
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Positron collisions with molecular hydrogen: cross sections and annihilation parameters calculated using theR-matrix with pseudo-states method
PublicationThe molecular R-matrix with pseudo-states (MRMPS) method is employed to study positron collisions with H2. The calculations employ pseudo-continuum orbital sets containing up to h (l = 5) functions. Use of these high l functions is found to give converged eigenphase sums. Below the positronium formation threshold, the calculated cross sections agree with other high-accuracy theories and generally with the measurements. Calculation...
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Investigation of mechanism of desmopressin binding in vasopressin V2 receptor versus vasopressin V1a and oxytocin receptors: Molecular dynamics simulation of the agonist-bound state in the membrane–aqueous system
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Understanding ion–ion and ion–solvent interactions in aqueous solutions of morpholinium ionic liquids with N-acetyl-L-alaninate anion through partial molar properties and molecular dynamics simulations
PublicationAmino acid ionic liquids (AAILs) provide a low toxicity, biodegradable alternative to conventional ionic liquids, while also maintaining solubility in water. Densities and sound velocities of aqueous solutions of four amino acid ionic liquids (AAILs), based on the N-alkyl-N-methylmorpholinium ([Mor1,R], R = 2, 3, 6, 8) cation and N-acetyl-L-alaninate ([N-Ac-L-Ala]) anion were measured at T = (293.15–313.15) K and at atmospheric...
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Towards temperature-dependent coarse-grained potentials of side-chain interactions for protein folding simulations. I: Molecular dynamics study of a pair of methane molecules in water at various temperatures
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Study of New Oxytocin Antagonist Barusiban (Fe200 440) Affinity Toward Human Oxytocin Receptor Versus Vasopressin V1a and V2 Receptors - Molecular Dynamics Simulation in POPC Bilayer
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Toward Mechanosynthesis of Diamondoid Structures: VI. Quantum-Chemical Molecular Dynamics Comparison of Conditions for the STM Tip Driven Mechanosynthesis on Hydrogenated Si(111), Si(110) and Si(100) Surfaces.
Publicationmożliwość prototypowania przejściowych generacji nano-urządzeń otrzymanych drogą pozycjonowanej mechanosyntezy za pomocą stm wyposażonego w ostrze typu swcnt są analizowane metodą kwantowo-chemicznej dynamiki molekularnej. proponowana strategia syntezy polega na insercji atomów si oraz cząsteczek sih2 we wiązania si-h na uwodornionej powierzchni si(111), si(110) oraz si(100) kryształu krzemu. rezultaty modelowania sugerują, że...
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Versatile method employing basic techniques of genetic engineering to study the ability of low molecular weight compounds to bind covalently with DNA in cell free systems.
PublicationMechanizm działania większości leków przeciwnowotworowych oraz związków rakotwórczych polega na ich kowalencyjnym wiązaniu z DNA. Poziom tego wiązania jest zazwyczaj bardzo niski, co powoduje, że potrzebne są niezwykle czułe metody aby kowalencyjna modyfikacja mogła być w ogóle wykryta. My podjęliśmy próbę zastosowania w tym celu prostych, szybkich i sprawdzonych technik inżynierii genetycznej: metody PCR do uzyskania fragmentu...
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Zakażenia bakteryjne w przewlekłym zapaleniu ucha środkowego - ocena przydatności diagnostyki molekularnej opartej o technikę PCR. Bacterial infection in chronic otitis media - assessment of usefulness of molecular diagnostic based in PCR method.
PublicationIdentyfikacja zakażeń w przewlekłym zapaleniu ucha środkowego jest trudna, o czym świadczą wysokie odsetki ujemnych wyników badań bakteriologicznych. Przyczyną tego jest trudność w uzyskiwaniu wiarygodnego materiału do badań oraz stosunkowo niska czułość klasycznych metod diagnostycznych. Amplifikacja bakteryjnego DNA techniką PCR jest badaniem, które może przyczynić się do zwiększenia efektywności i czułości badań bakteriologicznych....
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DYNAMICOL Ultrafast Charge Transfer in ion atom collision investigated by Molecular Quantum Dynamics Methods
ProjectsProject realized in Faculty of Applied Physics and Mathematics according to PERG08-GA-2010-277201 agreement from 2011-02-22
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Comparative molecular modelling of biologically active sterols
PublicationMembrane sterols are targets for a clinically important antifungal agent – amphotericin B. The relatively specific antifungal action of the drug is based on a stronger interaction of amphotericin B with fungal ergosterol than with mammalian cholesterol. Conformational space occupied by six sterols has been defined using the molecular dynamics method to establish if the conformational features correspond to the preferential interaction...
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Adsorption onto zeolites: molecular perspective
Publication2D minerals are among key elements of advanced systems, but the need for understanding their interactions/reactions with materials and systems in which they are involved necessitates tracking their molecular and atomic monitoring. Zeolitic structures are microporous materials formed in the nature through volcanic activities or synthesis. Because of their outstanding physicochemical properties like cation exchange capacity and excellent...
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Statistical Method for Analysis of Interactions Between Chosen Protein and Chondroitin Sulfate in an Aqueous Environment
PublicationWe present the statistical method to study the interaction between a chosen protein and another molecule (e.g., both being components of lubricin found in synovial fluid) in a water environment. The research is performed on the example of univariate time series of chosen features of the dynamics of mucin, which interact with chondroitin sulfate (4 and 6) in four different saline solutions. Our statistical approach is based on recurrence...
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Improvements to the two-phase sandwich method for calculating the melting points of pure metals
PublicationThe thermophysical properties of metal alloys are often investigated via molecular dynamics (MD) simulations.An exact and reliable estimation of the thermophysical parameters from the MD data requires a properly and carefullyelaborated methodology. In this paper, an improved two-phase sandwich method for the determination of the metal meltingtemperature is proposed, based on the solid-liquid equilibrium theory. The new method was...
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Molecular level interpretation of excess infrared spectroscopy
PublicationInfrared (IR) spectroscopy is an invaluable tool in studying intermolecular interactions in solvent mixtures. The deviation of the IR spectrum of a mixture from the spectra of its pure components is a sensitive measure of the non-ideality of solutions and the modulation of intermolecular interactions introduced by mutual influence of the components. Excess IR spectroscopy, based on the established notion of excess thermodynamic...
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Central-force decomposition of spline-based modified embedded atom method potential
PublicationCentral-force decompositions are fundamental to the calculation of stress fields in atomic systems by means of Hardy stress. We derive expressions for a central-force decomposition of the spline-based modified embedded atom method (s-MEAM) potential. The expressions are subsequently simplified to a form that can be readily used in molecular-dynamics simulations, enabling the calculation of the spatial distribution of stress in...
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On various modelling approaches to real-time visualisation of blood flow
PublicationThis paper reviews various modelling approaches to real-time visualisation of blood flow. These include classic, macroscale approach based on the momentum conservation equation together with a proper constitutive equation. Moreover, modern micro- and mesoscale approaches, such as molecular dynamics and dissipative particle dynamics, are discussed. Advantages and disadvantages of the discussed methods are highlighted with particular...
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Utilizing pulse dynamics for non-invasive Raman spectroscopy of blood analytes
PublicationNon-invasive measurement methods offer great benefits in the field of medical diagnostics with molecular-specific techniques such as Raman spectroscopy which is increasingly being used for quantitative measurements of tissue biochemistry in vivo. However, some important challenges still remain for label-free optical spectroscopy to be incorporated into the clinical laboratory for routine testing. In particular, non-analyte-specific...
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Computational methods for calculation of binding free energy for ligand-receptor complexes
PublicationAccurate description of the molecular complexes energetic influence is required for understanding of many biological functions carried out by proteins. Therefore, estimation of binding free energy for ligand-receptor complexes is of highest importance for structure-based ligand design and drug discovery approaches.Experimental methods of determination of difference in Gibbs'es free energy have many limitations. Thus, computational...
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Keep It Flexible: Driving Macromolecular Rotary Motions in Atomistic Simulations with GROMACS
PublicationWe describe a versatile method to enforce the rotation of subsets of atoms, e.g., a protein subunit, in molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In particular, we introduce a “flexible axis” technique that allows realistic flexible adaptions of both the rotary subunit as well as the local rotation axis during the simulation. A variety of useful rotation potentials were implemented for the GROMACS 4.5 MD package. Application to the...
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Surface diffusion and cluster formation of gold on the silicon (111)
PublicationPurpose: Investigation of the gold atoms behaviour on the surface of silicon by molecular dynamics simulation method. The studies were performed for the case of one, two and four atoms, as well as incomplete and complete filling of gold atoms on the silicon surface. Design/methodology/approach: Investigations were performed by the method of molecular dynamics simulation using the Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel...
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DNAffinity: a machine-learning approach to predict DNA binding affinities of transcription factors
PublicationWe present a physics-based machine learning approach to predict in vitro transcription factor binding affinities from structural and mechanical DNA properties directly derived from atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The method is able to predict affinities obtained with techniques as different as uPBM, gcPBM and HT-SELEX with an excellent performance, much better than existing algorithms. Due to its nature, the method can...
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Properties of water in the region between a tubulin dimer and a single motor head of kinesin
PublicationA kinesin is a molecular motor that can perform movement on a microtubule track in a stepping-like manner. This motion is connected with processes of association and dissociation of kinesin and tubulin. Water is an important participant in these kinds of molecular interactions. This is why we have decided to investigate the dynamical and structural properties of water in the region between the kinesin catalytic domain and the tubulin...
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[IMe] Advanced numerical methods in mechanics
e-Learning Courses{mlang pl} Dyscyplina: inżynieria mechaniczna Zajęcia obowiązkowe dla doktorantów I i II roku Prowadzący: dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Tesch, prof. PG, dr hab. inż. Arkadiusz Żak, prof. PG Liczba godzin: 45 Forma zajęć: wykład {mlang} {mlang en} Discipline: mechanical engineering Obligatory course for 1st and 2nd-year PhD students Academic teachers: dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Tesch, prof. PG, dr hab. inż. Arkadiusz Żak, prof....
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Influence of addition of carbon nanotubes on rheological properties of selected liquid lubricants - a computer simulation study
PublicationThis work is motivated by the improvement of anti-friction properties of lubricants by addition of CNTs proved experimentally in literature. In particular, a methodology is developed to compute the shear viscosity of liquid lubricants (Propylene Glycol) based on Molecular Dynamics simulation. Non-Equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) approach is used with a reactive force field ReaxFF implemented in LAMMPS. The simulations are...
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Are stabilizing osmolytes preferentially excluded from the protein surface? FTIR and MD studies
PublicationInteractions between osmolytes and hen egg white lysozyme in aqueous solutions were studied by means of FTIR spectroscopy and molecular dynamics. A combination of difference spectra method and chemometric analysis of spectroscopic data was used to determine the number of osmolyte molecules interacting with the protein, and the preferential interaction coefficient in presented systems. Both osmolytes – L-proline and trimethylamine-N-oxide...