A mini-review on dispersion and functionalization of boron nitride nanotubes

M Foroutan, SJ Fatemi, SM Fatemi - Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 2020 - Springer
Boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) are of intense scientific interest due to their unrivaled
physicochemical characteristics, extraordinary thermal, electronic, mechanical, optical …

Exploring hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of borophene surface via reactive molecular dynamics simulation

M Foroutan, M Sababkar, BM Bavani - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Borophene, a novel two-dimensional material unveiled in 1998, has garnered significant
interest among researchers due to its distinct mechanical and electrical characteristics …

Controlled hydrophilization of black phosphorene: a reactive molecular dynamics simulation approach

M Foroutan, BM Bavani, A Boudaghi - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Following the exceptional electrical and optical properties of black phosphorene, its wetting
behavior has attracted the attention of many researchers. In the present study, reactive …

An Unexpected Water Channel in the Light-Harvesting Complex of a Diatom: Implications for the Switch between Light Harvesting and Photoprotection

V Daskalakis, S Maity… - ACS Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Many important processes in cells depend on the transfer of protons through water wires
embedded in transmembrane proteins. Herein, we have performed more than 55 μs all-atom …

Wettability of net C, net W and net Y: a molecular dynamics simulation study

A Hamzei, H Hajiabadi, MT Rad - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The experimental synthesis of biphenylene, a two-dimensional carbon allotrope,
theoretically predicted in 1997, took place in 2021. Biphenylene is also called net C. Two …

Computer Simulation of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 Spike protein and the surface of coinage metals

M Sahihi, J Faraudo - Langmuir, 2022 - ACS Publications
A prominent feature of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the presence of a large glycoprotein spike
protruding from the virus envelope. The spike determines the interaction of the virus with the …

Polystyrene nanoparticles as a flotation collector: A molecular dynamics study

A Mabudi, M Noaparast, M Gharabaghi… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles have significant potential as new candidates for generating new types of
flotation reagents with unique performance for wettability design and control. Hence, this …

Contact angle hysteresis and motion behaviors of a water nano-droplet on suspended graphene under temperature gradient

M Foroutan, SM Fatemi, F Esmaeilian… - Physics of …, 2018 - pubs.aip.org
In the present work, the effect of temperature gradient on the behavior of a water nano-
droplet resting on a suspended graphene was studied based on a non-equilibrium …

Nanoscale Insights into the Protection of Calcium Silicate Hydrate by Polydimethylsiloxane Coatings in Sulfate Environments: Different Degrees of Polymerization

J Jiang, S Li, Y Duan, M Wang, J Hu, D Hou, Y Geng… - Coatings, 2023 - mdpi.com
Calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) plays a crucial role in concrete by controlling its properties
and durability. The degradation of CSH often signifies concrete damage …

The impact of the electric field on surface condensation of water vapor: Insight from molecular dynamics simulation

Q Wang, H **e, Z Hu, C Liu - Nanomaterials, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this study, molecular dynamics simulations were carried out to study the coupling effect of
electric field strength and surface wettability on the condensation process of water vapor …