Tunable design of carbon nanotube porins

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the design and fabrication of carbon nanotube porins using molecular dynamics simulations.
• Conducted molecular dynamics simulations to model the self-assembly process.
• Utilized free energy calculations to assess the stability of the assembly.
• Analyzed various design parameters for tunability in porin properties.
• Identified factors that influence the self-assembly of carbon nanotube porins.
• Demonstrated the potential for tunable properties in the designed structures.
• Showed variations in free energy that correlate with different configurations of nanotube porins.