Electrostatics at the nano-scale in application to protein solvation and function

纳米级静电在蛋白质溶剂化和功能中的应用

• 批准号: 0910905
• 负责人: Dmitry Matyushov
• 金额: $ 40.5万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-08-01 至 2013-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0910905&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Electrostatics; nano; scale; application; protein

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Dmitry Matyushov of Arizona State University has an award from the Theoretical and Computational Program of the Chemistry Division to study the electrostatics at the interface of a polar liquid and a solute of nanoscale dimensions using a combination of numerical simulations and analytic techniques. These studies focus on a range between the macroscopic and microscopic scale where the electrostatics is not understood and where neither microscopic nor macroscopic pictures apply to the nanometer liquid interface. The research is performed in conjunction with experimentalists studying these phenomena.These studies address many important questions regarding electron transport in biology, artificial photosynthesis and solar energy harvesting. Additionally, Professor Matyushov and his research group are involved with outreach activities involving high-school teachers geared toward inspiring interest in science in local schools.

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。亚利桑那州州立大学的德米特里·马秋绍夫获得了化学部理论和计算项目的奖项，以研究极性液体和纳米尺度溶质界面处的静电学，使用数值模拟和分析技术相结合。 这些研究集中在宏观和微观尺度之间的范围内，其中静电不被理解，微观和宏观图片都不适用于纳米液体界面。这项研究是与研究这些现象的实验学家一起进行的，这些研究涉及生物学中的电子传输、人工光合作用和太阳能收集等许多重要问题。此外，Matyushov教授和他的研究小组参与了涉及高中教师的推广活动，旨在激发当地学校对科学的兴趣。