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  • Biomaterials Science
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Polymer Science

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  • Chitosan, a versatile polysaccharide, finds applications in biomedicine, food packaging, and environmental remediation.
  • Variability in chitosan's composition due to incomplete deacetylation complicates structure-property relationship studies.
  • Atomistic molecular simulations are crucial for understanding chitosan but are computationally intensive.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a coarse-grained model for simulating chitosan, chitin, and their intermediate forms.
  • To accurately capture variations in the degree of acetylation and protonation states.
  • To enable efficient simulations of chitosan in complex biological and chemical environments.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a coarse-grained model compatible with the Martini 3 force field.
  • The model accounts for varying degrees of acetylation and protonation states.
  • Validated the model by reproducing key structural properties and interactions.

Main Results:

  • The model accurately simulates fully deacetylated chitosan, chitin, and intermediate forms.
  • Reproduces chitosan's structural properties in solution and its pH-dependent self-assembly.
  • Distinguishes chitosan's affinities for zwitterionic and anionic lipids and its interactions with proteins.

Conclusions:

  • The developed coarse-grained model is a robust tool for simulating chitosan.
  • Facilitates understanding of chitosan's behavior in diverse environments.
  • Aids in the rational design of chitosan-based drug and vaccine delivery systems.