A molecular dynamics simulation of N-(fluorenyl-9-methoxycarbonyl)-dipeptides supramolecular hydrogel

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

Volumn 417, Issue , 2013, Pages 217-223

  Zhang, Heng ^a   Wang, Hua ^a   Xu, Guiying ^a   Yuan, Shiling ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coarse grained models; Fmoc dipeptides; Hydrogel; MD simulation

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PEPTIDES; SUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY;

COARSE GRAINED MODELS; COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; FMOC-DIPEPTIDES; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MOLECULAR MECHANISM; SUPRAMOLECULAR HYDROGELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORKS;

HYDROGELS;

DIPEPTIDE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FORCE; GELATION; HYDROGEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

EID: 84875239763     PISSN: 09277757     EISSN: 18734359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2012.10.066     Document Type: Article

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