Discovering privileged topologies of molecular knots with self-assembling models
Only a few different types of supramolecular knots have been synthesized so far. Here the authors use Monte Carlo sampling, molecular dynamics and combinatorics to discover new knot types made of identical templates.
Main Authors: | Mattia Marenda, Enzo Orlandini, Cristian Micheletti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2018-08-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05413-z |
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