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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2016

Predictive analysis of chitosan-based nanocomposite biopolymers elastic properties at nano- and microscale.

Elena L Kossovich, Roman A Safonov

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Article in Journal of molecular modeling, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Elena L KossovichNational University of Science and Technology "MISiS", 4, Leninskiy prospekt, Moscow, 119049, Russian Federation. elena.kossovich@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3358-6533
Roman A SafonovSaratov State University, 83, Astrakhanskaya street, Saratov, 410012, Russian Federation.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan nanocomposites mechanical properties play a major role in usage of such materials for specific areas of application, mostly in medicine and development of ecologically-friendly production. Computer-based predictive modelling of such composites will reduce costs of their development. In this paper, a multiscale approach for structural characterization and evaluation of mechanical properties is proposed based on hybrid coarse-grained/all atom molecular dynamics. Chitosan films and fibers are constructed and studied in silico as well as chitosan composites with different types of randomly distributed reinforcing fillers (graphene nanoparticles, graphene oxide nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, chitin nanoparticles). Young's moduli are found for such composites, degrees of improvement of mechanical properties and size effects within the framework of proposed methodology are discussed.

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ChitinChitosanElastic ModulusGraphiteMolecular Dynamics SimulationNanocompositesNanoparticlesNanotubes, CarbonSurface PropertiesTensile StrengthThermodynamicsChitinChitosanGraphiteNanotubes, CarbonChitosanCompositeElastic propertiesHybrid modelMolecular dynamicsReinforcing fillers

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