Abstract
Thermal expansion of anti-parallel beta pleated sheets with Bombyx mori silk nanostructures [Gly-Ser-Gly-Ala-Gly-Ala] n and commonly used model of [Gly-Ala] n have been investigated through molecular dynamics (MD) simulation calculations in conjunction with interatomic interactions modeled by CHARMM force field method between the temperature range of 300K-700K. Preliminary results indicate significant differences on thermal expansion of two structures that was observed on directions of chain and the direction perpendicular to plates.
Keywords
Bombyx mori
SILK
Materials science
Molecular dynamics
Perpendicular
Nanostructure
Peptide
Polymer chemistry
Thermal
Crystallography
Composite material
Thermodynamics
Nanotechnology
Chemistry
Computational chemistry
Mathematics
Physics
Biochemistry
Geometry
Subject Areas
Silk-based biomaterials and applications
·Biomaterials ·Physical Sciences
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
·Genetics ·Life Sciences
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
·Mechanics of Materials ·Physical Sciences