TinkerModeller: An Efficient Tool for Building Biological Systems in Tinker Simulations
Xujian Wang,
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H. Liu,
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Yu Li
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et al.
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 25, 2025
Polarizable
force
fields
advance
our
understanding
of
electrostatic
interactions
in
molecular
systems;
however,
their
widespread
application
is
limited
by
the
complexity
required
modeling.
We
here
present
TinkerModeller
(TKM),
a
versatile
software
package
designed
to
streamline
construction
biological
systems
Tinker
simulation
software.
The
core
functionality
TKM
lies
its
capacity
generate
input
files
for
complex
and
facilitate
conversion
from
classical
polarizable
fields.
With
user-friendly,
standalone
script,
provides
an
intuitive
interface
that
supports
users
modeling
through
postanalysis,
creating
comprehensive
platform
dynamics
simulations
within
Tinker.
Furthermore,
includes
electric
field
(EF)
postanalysis
module,
introducing
novel
approach
employs
charge
methods
point
approximations
efficient
internal
EF
estimation.
This
module
offers
computationally
low-demand
solution
high-throughput
Our
work
paves
way
broader,
more
accessible
use
introduces
new
method
estimation,
advancing
explore
effects
materials
science
applications.
Language: Английский
From Ab Initio to Instrumentation: A Field Guide to Characterizing Multivalent Liquid Electrolytes
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 10, 2025
In
this
field
guide,
we
outline
empirical
and
theory-based
approaches
to
characterize
the
fundamental
properties
of
liquid
multivalent-ion
battery
electrolytes,
including
(i)
structure
chemistry,
(ii)
transport,
(iii)
electrochemical
properties.
When
detailed
molecular-scale
understanding
multivalent
electrolyte
behavior
is
insufficient
use
examples
from
well-studied
lithium-ion
electrolytes.
recognition
that
coupling
techniques
highly
effective,
but
often
nontrivial,
also
highlight
recent
characterization
efforts
uncover
a
more
comprehensive
nuanced
underlying
structures,
processes,
reactions
drive
performance
system-level
behavior.
We
hope
insights
these
discussions
will
guide
design
future
studies,
accelerate
development
next-generation
batteries
through
modeling
with
experiments,
help
avoid
pitfalls
ensure
reproducibility
results.
Language: Английский
Advancing Force Fields Parameterization: A Directed Graph Attention Networks Approach
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
20(13), P. 5558 - 5569
Published: June 14, 2024
Force
fields
(FFs)
are
an
established
tool
for
simulating
large
and
complex
molecular
systems.
However,
parametrizing
FFs
is
a
challenging
time-consuming
task
that
relies
on
empirical
heuristics,
experimental
data,
computational
data.
Recent
efforts
aim
to
automate
the
assignment
of
FF
parameters
using
pre-existing
databases
on-the-fly
Language: Английский
FeNNol: An efficient and flexible library for building force-field-enhanced neural network potentials
Thomas Plé,
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Olivier Adjoua,
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Louis Lagardère
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et al.
The Journal of Chemical Physics,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
161(4)
Published: July 25, 2024
Neural
network
interatomic
potentials
(NNPs)
have
recently
proven
to
be
powerful
tools
accurately
model
complex
molecular
systems
while
bypassing
the
high
numerical
cost
of
ab
initio
dynamics
simulations.
In
recent
years,
numerous
advances
in
architectures
as
well
development
hybrid
models
combining
machine-learning
(ML)
with
more
traditional,
physically
motivated,
force-field
interactions
considerably
increased
design
space
ML
potentials.
this
paper,
we
present
FeNNol,
a
new
library
for
building,
training,
and
running
force-field-enhanced
neural
It
provides
flexible
modular
system
building
models,
allowing
us
easily
combine
state-of-the-art
embeddings
ML-parameterized
physical
interaction
terms
without
need
explicit
programming.
Furthermore,
FeNNol
leverages
automatic
differentiation
just-in-time
compilation
features
Jax
Python
enable
fast
evaluation
NNPs,
shrinking
performance
gap
between
standard
force-fields.
This
is
demonstrated
popular
ANI-2x
reaching
simulation
speeds
nearly
on
par
AMOEBA
polarizable
commodity
GPUs
(graphics
processing
units).
We
hope
that
will
facilitate
application
NNP
wide
range
problems.
Language: Английский