Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

Relative binding free energy calculations in drug discovery: recent advances and practical considerations

Z Cournia, B Allen, W Sherman - Journal of chemical information …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Accurate in silico prediction of protein–ligand binding affinities has been a primary objective
of structure-based drug design for decades due to the putative value it would bring to the …

Stretchable graphene–hydrogel interfaces for wearable and implantable bioelectronics

Y Lu, G Yang, S Wang, Y Zhang, Y Jian, L He, T Yu… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Soft, stretchable and biocompatible conductors are required for on-skin and implantable
electronics. Laser-induced graphene (LIG) can offer tuneable physical and chemical …

Safe electrolyte for long-cycling alkali-ion batteries

X Yi, H Fu, AM Rao, Y Zhang, J Zhou, C Wang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Safety is essential to battery sustainability, particularly considering that flammable organic
molecules still dominate the electrolyte formulation. For a single electrolyte chemistry …

Reunderstanding aqueous Zn electrochemistry from interfacial specific adsorption of solvation structures

H Yang, D Chen, R Zhao, G Li, H Xu, L Li… - Energy & …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Although sulfate-and sulfonate-based electrolytes have been widely used in the study of
aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs), discrepancies in the faradaic reaction kinetics of cation …

Tailoring electrolyte solvation for Li metal batteries cycled at ultra-low temperature

J Holoubek, H Liu, Z Wu, Y Yin, X Xing, G Cai, S Yu… - Nature energy, 2021 - nature.com
Lithium metal batteries hold promise for pushing cell-level energy densities beyond 300 Wh
kg− 1 while operating at ultra-low temperatures (below− 30° C). Batteries capable of both …

An Anti‐Freezing Hydrogel Electrolyte for Flexible Zinc‐Ion Batteries Operating at− 70° C

Y Shi, R Wang, S Bi, M Yang, L Liu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous zinc‐ion batteries (ZIBs) are considered as the promising candidate of flexible
energy storage devices due to their high safety, eco‐friendliness, and low‐cost. However …

High-entropy electrolytes for practical lithium metal batteries

SC Kim, J Wang, R Xu, P Zhang, Y Chen, Z Huang… - Nature Energy, 2023 - nature.com
Electrolyte engineering is crucial for improving battery performance, particularly for lithium
metal batteries. Recent advances in electrolytes have greatly improved cyclability by …

Forces are not enough: Benchmark and critical evaluation for machine learning force fields with molecular simulations

X Fu, Z Wu, W Wang, T Xie, S Keten… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2022 - arxiv.org
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation techniques are widely used for various natural science
applications. Increasingly, machine learning (ML) force field (FF) models begin to replace ab …

Structure and inhibition of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease reveal strategy for developing dual inhibitors against Mpro and cathepsin L

MD Sacco, C Ma, P Lagarias, A Gao, JA Townsend… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The main protease (Mpro) of SARS-CoV-2 is a key antiviral drug target. While most Mpro
inhibitors have a γ-lactam glutamine surrogate at the P1 position, we recently found that …