Domain formation and conformational changes in gold nanoparticle conjugates studied using DPD simulations

A Raman, C Jaime, VF Puntes - Langmuir, 2017 - ACS Publications
A gold nanoparticle (AuNP) conjugate formed with 11-mercaptoundecanoic acid (MUA) and
thiolated polyethylene glycol (SH-PEG) is simulated using dissipative particle dynamics …

Simulation study of aggregations of monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles in solvents

JQ Lin, HW Zhang, Z Chen, YG Zheng… - The Journal of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
Coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were carried out to investigate
the dynamics of 2.2 nm monolayer-protected gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) in solvents. The …

Dynamics and self-assembly of bio-functionalized gold nanoparticles in solution: Reactive molecular dynamics simulations

S Monti, G Barcaro, L Sementa, V Carravetta, H Ågren - Nano Research, 2018 - Springer
The self-assembling properties, stability, and dynamics of hybrid nanocarriers (gold
nanoparticles (AuNPs) functionalized with cysteine-based peptides) in solution are studied …

Dissipative particle dynamics simulation of a gold nanoparticle system

S Juan, C Hua, C Chen, X Sun, H Xi - Molecular Simulation, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) was carried out to study systems containing gold atoms,
organic ether (oligohydroquinonyl ether terminated with a thiol group) and organic solvents …

ReaxFF MD simulations of peptide-grafted gold nanoparticles

M Samieegohar, F Sha, AZ Clayborne, T Wei - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Functionalized gold nanoparticles have critical applications in biodetection with surface-
enhanced Raman spectrum and drug delivery. In this study, reactive force field molecular …

Characterization of PEG‐conjugated gold nanoparticles using a statistical analysis on time‐of‐flight SIMS images

HK Shon, SJ Kim, HM Park, DW Moon… - Surface and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and poly (ethylene glycol)(PEG) are known to be safe,
biocompatible materials. In this study, AuNPs were conjugated with PEG ligands, and the …

Modelling aggregates of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide on gold surfaces using dissipative particle dynamics simulations

Y Liu, J Wei, D Frenkel, A Widmer-Cooper - Molecular Simulation, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this study, we developed a coarse-grained model based on the dissipative particle
dynamics (DPD) method to investigate the aggregates of the cetyltrimethylammonium …

Effect of the ligand's bulkiness on the shape of functionalized gold nanoparticles in aqueous solutions: A molecular dynamics study

T Yamanaka, A De Nicola, G Munaò, TA Soares… - Chemical Physics …, 2019 - Elsevier
The functionalized gold nanoparticles (FGNPs) behaviour in biological environments is
completely altered by the presence of protein corona. Avoid its formation is required to …

Multiscale simulations of ligand adsorption and exchange on gold nanoparticles

HM Gao, H Liu, HJ Qian, GS Jiao, ZY Lu - … Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a multiscale model that combines first-principles methods with atomistic
and mesoscopic simulations to explore the molecular structures and packing density of the …

Nucleation and growth of gold nanoparticles in the presence of different surfactants. A dissipative particle dynamics study

R Suárez-López, VF Puntes, NG Bastús, C Hervés… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Nanoparticles (NPs) show promising applications in biomedicine, catalysis, and energy
harvesting. This applicability relies on controlling the material's features at the nanometer …