Reactive molecular dynamics simulations of lysozyme desorption under Ar cluster impact

被引:8
作者
Bertolini, Samuel [1 ]
Delcorte, Arnaud [1 ]
机构
[1] Catholic Univ Louvain, Inst Condensed Matter & Nanosci, 1 Pl Louis Pasteur, B-1348 Louvain La Neuve, Belgium
关键词
SIMS; ReaxFF; Gas cluster ion beams; Protein desorption; Nanofabrication; Molecular dynamics; Biofilm; Protein denaturation; Protein reactions; FORCE-FIELD; SURFACE MODIFICATION; PROTEIN ADSORPTION; SPUTTERING YIELDS; ION-BEAM; REAXFF; INTACT; MODEL; FILMS; SIMS;
D O I
10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157487
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Using large gas cluster ion beams (Ar1000-5000 biomolecules (e.g. lysozymes, 14 kDa) for nanofabrication or mass spectrometry. Depending on the cluster and target characteristics, the collision may induce fragmentation and/or denaturation of the proteins. To clarify the Ar cluster-induced desorption mechanisms of proteins, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were performed using reactive force fields (ReaxFF). First, lysozymes were adsorbed and relaxed on a gold surface with a (543) orientation and then bombarded by Ar clusters at 45 degrees angle. The simulations consider different cluster sizes (from 1000 to 5000 atoms) and kinetic energies (from 1 to 10 eV/atom), investigating how these parameters affect desorption, and the concomitant chemical reactions and/or protein unfolding events. Three different surfaces were modelled: one single lysozyme adsorbed on gold, a lysozyme monolayer and a bilayer. The simulations show a correlation between the lysozyme fragmentation and the cluster energy per atom (E/n) but also an additional effect of the cluster size for a given E/n. The structure of the organic target influences the emission, which becomes softer when the amount of organic material increases. In the lysozyme bilayer, non-covalent aggregates were desorbed with relatively limited protein denaturation.
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