Materials Use Cases

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From molecular models to material performance.

Explore the materials questions we have tackled with quantum-informed models, molecular dynamics, free-energy analysis and reusable simulation workflows.

SELECTED MATERIALS WORK

Eight views into the design space.

Each example starts with a material question, models the governing molecular behavior, and identifies a more focused experimental path.

01 / INTERFACES

Surface affinity and adhesion

Quantum-informed parameters and explicit molecular dynamics resolve binding modes and solvent effects at a chemically complex surface. The model identifies interaction motifs that can improve retention.

02 / PHASE BEHAVIOR

Temperature-dependent phase stability

Temperature-resolved molecular dynamics tracks orientational order across native and designed lyotropic materials, revealing transition windows before synthesis.

03 / POLYMER MODELING

Glass-transition behavior

Atomistic copolymer models, simulated annealing and density analysis connect architecture to mobility and packing, supporting formulation ranking before thermal analysis.

04 / PFAS SCREENING

110 simulations from one resin model

A parameterized ion-exchange resin became a structured comparison across PFAS identity, resin quaternization and alkyl chain length.

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05 / PFAS CAPTURE

Charge, hydration and morphology

Explicit material and guest models show how ion-exchange loading, water distribution and matrix accessibility govern affinity and chain-length selectivity.

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06 / PFAS HOSTS

Dendrimer binding microstates

Conformations, protonation and guest chain length create a distribution of realistic states. Free-energy calculations separate hydration penalties from favorable host–guest contacts.

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07 / DESIGN RULES

Access before attraction

Electrostatic affinity matters only when sites remain accessible. The simulations point to functionalization that balances contact with water uptake as guest size changes.

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08 / DYE TRANSFER INHIBITORS

Polymer design for dye capture

Molecular dynamics compared candidate polymers against a reference dye in water. Interaction energies and contact geometries revealed how aromatic stacking, herringbone contacts and hydration shaped binding, providing a candidate ranking and motifs for further polymer design.

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