Computer-aided molecular modeling and experimental validation of water permeability properties in biosynthetic materials

Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1287-1293

  Gautieri, Alfonso ^a   Lonita, Mariana ^a   Silvestri, Davide ^b   Votta, Emiliano ^a   Vesentini, Simone ^a   Fiore, Gianfranco B ^a   Barbani, Nicoletta ^b   Ciardelli, Gianluca ^c   Redaelli, Alberto ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioartificial materials; Computer aided molecular modeling; Molecular dynamics simulations; Nanofiltration; Nanoscience; Permeability properties

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE MODELING; BIOARTIFICIAL BLENDS; BIOARTIFICIAL MATERIAL; BIOARTIFICIAL MATERIALS; BIOMEDICAL FIELDS; BULK MODEL; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; MECHANICAL TESTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NEW MATERIAL; PERMEABILITY PROPERTIES; POLY(ACRYLIC ACID ); PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SIMULATION RESULT; TRIAL AND ERROR; WATER PERMEABILITY; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESIGN; DRUG DELIVERY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GLUCOSE; HYDROGELS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR GRAPHICS; MOLECULAR MODELING; NANOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES; NANOSCIENCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

MATERIALS PROPERTIES;

EID: 77954941425     PISSN: 15461955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jctn.2010.1482     Document Type: Article

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