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Biologically Inspired Surface Physics: The HP Protein Model

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The nature of proteins in contact with surfaces is a topic of great practical importance as well as of intellectual interest. We describe the use of a minimalistic model, the HP model of protein folding, to examine the general characteristics of proteins. We also review attempts to understand how the presence of a surface will modify their behavior.

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This research was supported by NSF Grant DMR-0810223 and NIH Grant 1R01GM075331.

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    Y.W. Li

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Li, Y., Wüst, T., Landau, D. (2011). Biologically Inspired Surface Physics: The HP Protein Model. In: Michailov, M. (eds) Nanophenomena at Surfaces. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16510-8_7

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