Modelling and Simulation of Polymers/Biopolymers
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Analysis and Characterization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2023) | Viewed by 4373
Special Issue Editor
Interests: adsorption; chemical physics; molecularly imprinted polymer; monomer; nanotechnology; inorganic chemistry; chemistry; polymer chemistry; materials science; Monte Carlo method; hydroxide; molecule; molecular imprinting; membrane; chemical engineering; polymerization; carbon nanotube; polymer; molecular dynamics; porosity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, modeling and simulation have become more and more indispensable as tools to supplement or guide various experiments. The complex and interesting mechanical/physical properties of polymers originate from multiple temporal and spatial scales, and advanced multi-scale calculation techniques are required to explain all of the important mechanisms in polymers across these scales.
This Special Issue focuses on advances in the modeling and simulation of polymers and biopolymers, studies of their structure–function relationships, and prediction of their physical and mechanical properties. We aim to present new ideas, advanced numerical methods from atomic simulation to large-scale simulation, and innovative experimental techniques in the field. Review papers in selected areas of the field will also be considered. You are welcome to submit all types of manuscripts within the scope of this Special Issue.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Statistical thermodynamics of polymers and biopolymers;
- Mechanical properties of polymer melts and polymer networks;
- Protein folding and stability;
- Functional materials;
- Hierarchical modeling
Dr. Simcha Srebnik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polymer simulation
- polymers and biopolymers
- mechanical properties simulation
- physical properties of polymers
- molecular mechanics
- molecular dynamics
- structure–function relationship
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