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Title: Closing the Gap Between Modeling and Experiments in the Self-Assembly of Biomolecules at Interfaces and in Solution

Abstract

Molecular self-assembly is a powerful tool in materials design, wherein noncovalent interactions like electrostatic, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonding, and van der Waals can be exploited to produce supramolecular nanostructures that are functional and highly tunable. Biomolecules are attractive building blocks, as they are biocompatible, biodegradable, and adopt a wide array of higher order structures. Moreover, naturally occurring protein systems display a manifold of structures and interactions that can be replicated in synthetic biomolecules. In this perspective, we highlight advances in multiscale simulation techniques across broad spatiotemporal scales that can aid in characterizing self-assembly of hybrid and hierarchical bionanomaterial systems, with an emphasis on physics-based simulation approaches currently employed to study biomolecules at mineral interfaces. The power of these approaches is highlighted across a few recent areas where molecular simulations have advanced our understanding of self-assembly spanning peptides to protein self-assembly. Looking forward, we discuss how in the near future emerging methods in statistical and machine learning will advance this research field in all areas from expanding the capabilities of physics-based simulation methods to enabling new analyses of high throughput experiments. These advances will pave the way for understanding the molecular recognition patterns in systems that are dictated by self-assembly—biomineralizing peptides, hierarchicalmore » peptoids, and large protein assemblies—and will aid in the development of a new synthesis science for achieving precise molecular control in materials design.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, United States
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1781117
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0019288
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry of Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 32; Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Self organization; Interfaces; Peptides and proteins; Protein structure; Biomineralization

Citation Formats

Sampath, Janani, Alamdari, Sarah, and Pfaendtner, Jim. Closing the Gap Between Modeling and Experiments in the Self-Assembly of Biomolecules at Interfaces and in Solution. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01891.
Sampath, Janani, Alamdari, Sarah, & Pfaendtner, Jim. Closing the Gap Between Modeling and Experiments in the Self-Assembly of Biomolecules at Interfaces and in Solution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01891
Sampath, Janani, Alamdari, Sarah, and Pfaendtner, Jim. Mon . "Closing the Gap Between Modeling and Experiments in the Self-Assembly of Biomolecules at Interfaces and in Solution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01891. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1781117.
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title = {Closing the Gap Between Modeling and Experiments in the Self-Assembly of Biomolecules at Interfaces and in Solution},
author = {Sampath, Janani and Alamdari, Sarah and Pfaendtner, Jim},
abstractNote = {Molecular self-assembly is a powerful tool in materials design, wherein noncovalent interactions like electrostatic, hydrophobic, hydrogen bonding, and van der Waals can be exploited to produce supramolecular nanostructures that are functional and highly tunable. Biomolecules are attractive building blocks, as they are biocompatible, biodegradable, and adopt a wide array of higher order structures. Moreover, naturally occurring protein systems display a manifold of structures and interactions that can be replicated in synthetic biomolecules. In this perspective, we highlight advances in multiscale simulation techniques across broad spatiotemporal scales that can aid in characterizing self-assembly of hybrid and hierarchical bionanomaterial systems, with an emphasis on physics-based simulation approaches currently employed to study biomolecules at mineral interfaces. The power of these approaches is highlighted across a few recent areas where molecular simulations have advanced our understanding of self-assembly spanning peptides to protein self-assembly. Looking forward, we discuss how in the near future emerging methods in statistical and machine learning will advance this research field in all areas from expanding the capabilities of physics-based simulation methods to enabling new analyses of high throughput experiments. These advances will pave the way for understanding the molecular recognition patterns in systems that are dictated by self-assembly—biomineralizing peptides, hierarchical peptoids, and large protein assemblies—and will aid in the development of a new synthesis science for achieving precise molecular control in materials design.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c01891},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
number = 19,
volume = 32,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
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