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MiMiC is a highly flexible, extremely scalable multiscale modeling framework. It couples the CPMD (quantum mechanics, QM) and GROMACS (molecular mechanics, MM) codes. The code requires preparing separate input files for the two programs with a selection of ...

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Computational design of novel protein–protein interactions – An overview on methodological approaches and applications

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The modeling of non-covalent interactions, solvation effects, and chemical reactions in complex molecular environment is a challenging task. Current state-of-the-art approaches often rely on static computations using implicit solvent models and harmonic ap ...

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WILEY2023

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2023 Roadmap on molecular modelling of electrochemical energy materials

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Iop Publishing Ltd2023