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Title: CHARMM-GUI Nanomaterial Modeler for Modeling and Simulation of Nanomaterial Systems
Award ID(s):
1931587 1931343
PAR ID:
10356239
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
Volume:
18
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1549-9618
Page Range / eLocation ID:
479 to 493
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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