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== Research interests ==
 
== Research interests ==
  
* Specific DNA structures: i-motif and g-quadruplex
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* Molecular Theories of Multicomponent Electrolyte Solutions
  
* Protein folding
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* Solvent, Specific Ion and Co-Solute Effects
  
* Hydrophobic hydration
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* Charged Matter: Structural and Dynamic Properties
  
* Free energy landscapes
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* Polyelectrolytes
  
* Influence of solvent properties on structure formation (solvent-solute interactions)
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* Ionic Liquids
  
* Influence of osmolytes on water structure
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== Curriculum Vitae ==
  
* Electrohydrodynamics
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A detailed CV can be found [[Media:cv_smiatek_public.pdf|here]].
  
* Polyelectrolytes and interactions with ions
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== Forthcoming Textbook: Molecular Theory of Solutions ==
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A description of my forthcoming textbook '''Molecular Theory of Solutions: General Concepts for Structure and Dynamics''' (Elsevier, 2023) can be found [[Media:EMEAST2PG-9780128217443.pdf|here]].
* Microscale flows
 
  
* Method development
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== Newspaper Articles and Reports about our Work ==
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:* [https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/recurrent-neural-networks-can-boost-upstream-processes/ "Recurrent Neural Networks Can Boost Upstream Processes" in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, June 15th, 2021].
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:* [https://www.genengnews.com/insights/stars-in-alignment-for-artificial-intelligence-in-bioprocessing/ "Stars in Alignment for Artificial Intelligence in Bioprocessing" in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, February 3rd, 2021].
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:* [https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/translational-microbiomics-offsets-ecological-disruptions/ "Translational Microbiomics Offsets Ecological Disruptions" in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, July 21st, 2020]
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:* [https://www.genengnews.com/topics/bioprocessing/deeper-process-knowledge-bodes-well-for-better-biopharmaceuticals/ "Deeper Process Knowledge Bodes Well for Better Biopharmaceuticals" in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, July 14th, 2020].
  
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== Journal Covers ==
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A recently published journal cover by us is shown below.
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[[Image:Batteries_Coverartwork.jpg|thumb|center|250px|Cover for Batteries, Volume 4 (2018). More information can be found [https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/4/4/62 here]. ]]
  
 
== Publications ==
 
== Publications ==
* Bohner, M. U.; Zemann, J.; Smiatek, J.; Arnold, A.; Kästner, J.: Nudged-elastic band used to find reaction coordinates based on the free energy, submitted (2013)
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My profile at [http://scholar.google.de/citations?user=-RgaRekAAAAJ "Scholar Google"] or follow me on [https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jens_Smiatek "ResearchGate"]. <br>
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ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/2711497/jens-smiatek/ <br>
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OrcidID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3821-0690 <br>
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:* Adebar, N.; Keupp, J.; Emenike, V.; Kühlborn, J.; vom Dahl, L.; Möckel, R.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Scientific Deep Machine Learning Concepts for the Prediction of Chemical Reaction Kinetics: Consideration  of  Variations in Reaction Conditions.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. A'', DOI:10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06265, at press, '''2024'''.
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::[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06265 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06265]
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:* Yang, J.; Burkert, O.; Mizaikoff, B.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Impact of Urea on Monoclonal Antibodies: Destabilization and Aggregation Effects for Therapeutic Immunoglobuline G Proteins.'''
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:: ''ACS Omega'', DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c07323, at press, '''2024'''.
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::[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.3c07323 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07323]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Chen, L.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Hildebrand Solubility Parameters Revisited - Cohesive Energy or Electrophilicity Densities?'''
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:: ''ChemPhysChem'' 25 (e202300566), '''2024'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202300566 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300566]
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:* Singh, R.; Smiatek, J.; Moerschbacher, B. M.
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:: '''Unraveling the Impact of Acetylation Patterns in Chitosan Oligomers on Cu2+ Ion Binding: Insights from DFT Calculations.'''
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:: ''Int. J. Mol. Sci.'' 24 (13792), '''2023'''.
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::[https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/24/18/13792 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813792]
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:* Walther, C.; Martinetz, M. C.; Friedrich, A.; Tscheließnig, A.-L., Voigtmann, M.; Jung, A.; Brocard, C.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Solubilization of Inclusion Bodies: Insights from Explainable Machine Learning Approaches.'''
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:: ''Front. Chem. Eng.'' 5 (1227620), '''2023'''.
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::[https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fceng.2023.1227620/abstract DOI:10.3389/fceng.2023.1227620]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Chen, L.; Craig, V. S. J; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Quantitative Solvation Energies from Gas-Phase Calculations: First Principles Charge Transfer and Perturbation Approaches.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 127 (2546) '''2023'''.
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::[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08907 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08907]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Basket-type G-Quadruplex with Two Tetrads in the Presence of TMAO and Urea: A Molecular Dynamics Study.'''
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:: ''J. Mol. Struct.'' 1274 (134375), '''2023'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134375 DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134375]
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:* Ho, I.-T.; Matysik, M.; Montano Herrera, L.; Yang, J.; Guderlei, R. J.; Laussegger, M.; Schrantz, B.; Hammer, R.; Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Combination of Explainable Machine Learning and Conceptual Density Functional Theory: Applications for the Study of Key Solvation Mechanisms.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.''  24 (28314), '''2022'''.
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::[https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/cp/d2cp04428e/unauth DOI:10.1039/D2CP04428E]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Application of Fundamental Chemical Principles for Solvation Effects: A Unified Perspective for Interaction Patterns in Solution.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 126 (8864), '''2022'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06315 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06315]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Electronic Properties of Amino Acids and Nucleobases: Similarity Classes and Pairing Principles from Chemical Reactivity Indices.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 24 (22477), '''2022'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP02767D DOI:10.1039/D2CP02767D]
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:* Kobayashi, T.; Smiatek, J.; Fyta, M.
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:: '''Probing the distribution of ionic liquid mixtures at charged and neutral interfaces via simulations and lattice-gas theory.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 24 (16471), '''2022'''.
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::[https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/cp/d2cp01346k DOI:10.1039/D2CP01346K]
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:* Montano Herrera, L.; Eilert, T.; Ho, I.-T.; Matysik, M.; Laussegger, M.; Guderlei, R.; Schrantz, B.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Holistic Process Models: A Bayesian Predictive Ensemble Method for Single and Coupled Unit Operation Models.'''
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:: ''Processes'' 10 (662), '''2022'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10040662 DOI:10.3390/pr10040662]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Specific Ion Effects in Different Media: Current Status and Future Challenges.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 125 (13840), '''2021'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07957 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07957]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Electronic Properties of Protein Destabilizers and Stabilizers: Implications for Preferential Binding and Exclusion Mechanisms.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 125 (11857), '''2021'''.
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::[https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06295 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06295]
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:* Keller, F.; Heuer, A; Galla, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Stabilization of DPPC Lipid Bilayers in the Presence of Co-Solutes: Molecular Mechanisms and Interaction Patterns.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 23 (22936), '''2021'''.
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::[https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/cp/d1cp03052c/ DOI:10.1039/D1CP03052C]
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:* Smiatek, J.; Clemens, C.; Montano Herrera, L.; Arnold, S.; Knapp, B.; Presser, B.; Jung, A.; Wucherpfennig, T.; Bluhmki, E.
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:: '''Generic and Specific Recurrent Neural Network Models: Applications for Large and Small Scale Biopharmaceutical Upstream Processes.'''
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:: ''Biotechnol. Rep.'' 31 (e00640), '''2021'''.
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::[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215017X21000564?via%3Dihub DOI:10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00640]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Beneficial Properties of Solvents and Ions for  Lithium Ion and Post-Lithium Ion Batteries: Implications from Charge Transfer Models.'''
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:: ''Electrochim. Acta'' 384 (138418), '''2021'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2021.138418 DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2021.13841]
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:* Smiatek, J.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.
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:: '''Validation is not Verification: Precise Terminology and Scientific Methods in Bioprocess Modelling.'''
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:: ''Trends Biotechnol.'' 39 (1117), '''2021'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.003 DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.003]
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:* Kobayashi, T.; Smiatek, J; Fyta, M.
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:: '''Energetic Arguments on the Microstructural Analysis in Ionic Liquids.'''
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:: ''Adv. Theo. Sim.'' 4 (2100114), '''2021'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1002/adts.202100114 DOI:10.1002/adts.202100114]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Calculation of Donor Numbers: Computational Estimates for the Lewis Basicity of Solvents.'''
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:: ''J. Mol. Liquids'' 322 (114506), '''2021'''. 
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::[https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114506 DOI:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114506]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Interactions of a DNA G-quadruplex with TMAO and Urea: A Molecular Dynamics Study on Co-Solute Compensation Mechanisms.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 23 (1254-1264), '''2021'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP05356B DOI:10.1039/D0CP05356B]
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:* Yang, J.-Y.; Knape, M. J.; Burkert, O.; Mazzini, V.; Jung, A.; Craig, V. S. J.; Miranda-Quintana, R. M.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Solvation Energies Based on Experimental and Computational Data.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 22 (24359-24364), '''2020'''.
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::[https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP03701J DOI:10.1039/D0CP03701J]
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:* Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Theoretical Insights into Specific Ion Effects and Strong-Weak Acid-Base Rules for Ions in Solution: Deriving the Law of Matching Solvent Affinities from First Principles.'''
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:: ''ChemPhysChem'' 21 (2605-2617), '''2020'''. 
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::[https://doi.org/10.1002/cphc.202000644 DOI:10.1002/cphc.202000644]
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:* Smiatek, J.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.
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:: '''Towards a Digital Bioprocess Replica: Computational Approaches in Biopharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing.'''
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:: ''Trends Biotechnol.'' 38 (1141-1153), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://www.cell.com/trends/biotechnology/pdf/S0167-7799(20)30142-6.pdf?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0167779920301426%3Fshowall%3Dtrue DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.05.008]
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:* Solomun, T.; Hahn, M.-B.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Raman Spectroscopic Signature of Ectoine Conformations in Bulk Solution and Crystalline State.'''
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:: ''ChemPhysChem'' 21 (1945-1950), '''2020'''.
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::[https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cphc.202000457 DOI:10.1002/cphc.202000457]
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:* Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Specific Ion Effects and the Law of Matching Solvent Affinities: A Conceptual Density Functional Theory Approach.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 124 (2191-2197), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10886 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10886]
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:* Wittmar, J.; Meyer, S.; Sieling, T.; Kunte, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.; Brand, I.
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:: '''What does Ectoine to DNA? A Molecular Scale Picture of Compatible Solute – Biopolymer Interactions.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 124 (7999-8011), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05273 DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05273]
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:* Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Theoretical and Computational Insight into Solvent and Specific Ion Effects for Polyelectrolytes: The Crucial Role of Local Molecular Interactions.'''
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:: ''Molecules'' 25 (1661-1683), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/7/1661 DOI:10.3390/molecules25071661 ]
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:* Sanchez, P. A.; Vögele, M.; Smiatek, J.; Qiao, B.; Sega, M.; Holm, C.
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:: '''PDADMAC/PSS Oligoelectrolyte Multilayers: Internal Structure and Hydration Properties at Early Growth Stages from Atomistic Simulations.
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:: ''Molecules'' 25 (1848-1864), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/8/1848 DOI:10.3390/molecules25081848]
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:* Zeman, J.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''The Effect of Small Organic Co-Solutes on Water Structure and Dynamics.'''
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:: ''J. Chem. Eng. Data'' 65 (1197-1210), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jced.9b00577 DOI:10.1021/acs.jced.9b00577]
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:* Hützler, W. H.; Mossou, E.; Vollrate, R.; Kohagen, M.; El Ghrissi, I.; Grininger, M.; Zaccai, G.; Smiatek, J.; Oesterhelt, D.
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:: '''Complex Transitions between Dihydrate and Anhydrate Forms of Ectoine - Unexpected Behavior of A Highly Hygroscopic Compatible Solute in the Solid State.'''
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:: ''CrystEngComm'' 22 (169-172), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/ce/c9ce01599j#!divAbstract DOI:10.1039/C9CE01599J]
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:* I. Cekic-Laskovic, N. von Aspern, M. Leissing, C. Wölke, D. Diddens, T. Kobayashi, M. Börner, O. Stubbmann-Kazakova, V. Kozel, G.-V. Röschenthaler, J. Smiatek, S. Nowak, M. Winter.
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:: '''Non-flammable Fluorinated Phosphorus(III)-Based Co-Solvents for Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Performance.'''
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:: ''ChemElectroChem'' 7 (1499-1508), '''2020'''.
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:: [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/celc.202000386 DOI:10.1002/celc.202000386]
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:* Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Enthalpic Contributions to Solvent-Solute and Solvent-Ion Interactions: Electronic Perturbation as Key to the Understanding of Molecular Attraction.'''
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:: ''J. Chem. Phys.'' 150 (174112), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://aip.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/1.5092567 DOI: 10.1063/1.5092567]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Some Notes on the Thermodynamic Accuracy of Coarse-Grained Models'''.
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:: ''Front. Mol. Biosci.'' 6 (87), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2019.00087/full DOI:10.3389/fmolb.2019.00087]
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:* Nandy, A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Mixtures of LiTFSI and Urea: Ideal Thermodynamic Behavior as Key to the Formation of Deep Eutectic Solvents?'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 21 (12279-12287), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2019/CP/C9CP01440C?page=search DOI:10.1039/C9CP01440C]
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:* Kobayashi, T.; Kemna, A.; Fyta, M.; Braunschweig, B.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Aqueous Mixtures of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: Entropy-Driven Accumulation of Water Molecules at Interfaces.'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. C'' 123 (13795-13803), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04098 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04098]
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:* Sanchez, P. A.; Vögele, M.; Qiao, B.; Smiatek, J.; Sega, M.; Holm, C.
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:: '''Atomistic simulation of PDADMAC/PSS oligoelectrolyte multilayers: overall comparison of tri- and tetra-layer system.'''
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:: ''Soft Matter'' 15, (9437-9451), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2019/SM/C9SM02010A#!divAbstract DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02010A]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Aqueous Mixtures of Urea and Trimethylamine-N-oxide: Evidence for Kosmotropic or Chaotropic Behavior?'''
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:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 123 (4415-4424), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b02598 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b02598]
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:* Oldiges, K.; Michalowsky, J.; Grünebaum, M.; von Aspern, N.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.; Smiatek, J.; Winter, M.; Brunklaus, G.
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:: '''Tetrahydrothiophene 1-Oxide as Highly Effective Co-Solvent for Propylene Carbonate-Based Electrolytes.'''
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:: ''J. Power Sources'' 437 (226881), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.226881 DOI: /10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.226881]
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:* Otero-Mato, J. M.; Montes Campos, H.;  Lesch, V.; Smiatek, J.;  Diddens, D.;  Cabeza, O.;  Gallego, L. J.; Varela, L. M.
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:: '''Solvation in Ionic Liquid-Water mixtures: A Computational Study.'''
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:: ''J. Mol. Liquids'' 229 (11273), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111273 DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111273]
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:*Jia, H.; Billmann, B.; Onishi, H.; Smiatek, J.; Roser, S.; Wiemers-Meyer, S.; Wagner, R.; Winter, M.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.
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:: '''LiPF6 stabilizer and transition metal cation scavenger: a bi-functional bipyridine-based ligand for lithium ion batteries application.'''
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:: ''Chem. Mater.'' 31 (4025-4033), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00555 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00555]
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:* von Aspern, N.; Diddens, D..; Kobayashi, T.; Börner, M.; Stubbmann-Kazakova, O.; Kozel, V.; Röschenthaler, G.-V.; Smiatek, J.; Winter, M.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.
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:: '''Fluorinated Cyclic Phosphorus(III)-based Electrolyte Additives for High-Voltage Application in Lithium Ion Batteries: Impact of Structure-Reactivity Relationships on CEI Formation and Cell Performance'''.
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:: ''ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces'' 11 (16605-16618),  '''2019'''.
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:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.9b03359 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b0335]
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:* Kohagen, M.; Uhlig, F.; Smiatek, J.
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::'''On the nature of ion-stabilized cytosine pairs in DNA i-motifs: the importance of charge transfer processes.'''
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:: ''Int. J. Quant. Chem.'' 119 (e25933), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://doi.org/10.1002/qua.25933 DOI:10.1002/qua.25933]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Kohagen, M.; Kästner, J.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Unfolding of DNA by co-solutes: insights from Kirkwood-Buff integrals and transfer free energies.'''
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:: ''Europ. Phys. J. Spec. Top.'' 227 (1665-1679), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2019-800163-5 DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2019-800163-5]
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:* Roy, T.; Szuttor, K.; Smiatek, J.; Holm, C.; Hardt, S.
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::'''Conformation and dynamics of long-chain end-tethered polymers in micro channels.'''
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::  ''Polymers'' 11 (488), '''2019'''.
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:: [https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/3/488 DOI: 10.3390/polym11030488]
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:* Smiatek, J.; Heuer, A.; Winter, M.
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:: '''Properties of ion complexes and their impact on charge transport in organic solvent-based electrolyte solutions for lithium batteries: insights from a theoretical perspective.'''
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:: ''Batteries'' 4 (62), '''2018'''.
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:: [https://www.mdpi.com/2313-0105/4/4/62 DOI: 10.3390/batteries4040062]
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:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Meyer, S.; Rohloff, A.; Kunte, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Influence of compatible solute ectoine on distinct DNA structures: thermodynamic insights into molecular binding mechanisms and destabilization effects.'''
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:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 20 (25861-25874), '''2018'''.
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:: [http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/CP/C8CP03543A?page=search DOI: 10.1039/C8CP03543A]
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:*Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Oldiges, K.; Winter, M.; Heuer, A.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
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:: '''Electrolyte solvents for high voltage lithium ion batteries: ion correlation  and specific anion effects in adiponitrile.'''
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::''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 20 (25701-25715), '''2018'''.
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:: [http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/cp/c8cp04102d/unauth#!divAbstract DOI: 10.1039/C8CP04102D]
 +
:*Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
 +
:: '''Specific ion effects for polyelectrolytes in aqueous and non-aqueous media: the importance of the ion solvation behavior.'''
 +
:: ''Soft Matter'' 14 (6243-6255), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2018/sm/c8sm00600h/unauth#!divAbstract  DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00600H]
 +
:* Hartmann, J. J.; Roy, T; Szuttor, K.; Smiatek, J.; Holm, C.; Hardt, S.
 +
:: '''Relaxation of surface-tethered polymers under moderate confinement.'''
 +
:: ''Soft Matter'' 14 (7926-7933), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlehtml/2018/sm/c8sm01246f  DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00600H]
 +
:* Michalowsky, J.; Zeman, J.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
 +
::'''A polarizable MARTINI model for monovalent ions in aqueous solution.'''
 +
:: ''J. Chem. Phys.'' 149 (163319), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/1.5028354  DOI: 10.1063/1.5028354]
 +
:* Smiatek, J.; Holm C. (2018)  
 +
::'''From the Atomistic to the Macromolecular Scale: Distinct Simulation Approaches for Polyelectrolyte Solutions.'''
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:: In: Andreoni W., Yip S. (eds.) ''Handbook of Materials Modeling.'' Springer Press, '''2018'''.
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:: [https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-42913-7_33-1  DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42913-7_33-1]
 +
:* Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
 +
::'''The influence of co-solutes on the chemical equilibrium - a Kirkwood-Buff theory for ion pair association-dissociation processes in ternary electrolyte solutions.'''
 +
:: ''J. Phys. Chem. C'' 122 (10293-10392), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12255  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12255]
 +
:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
 +
:: '''Aqueous ionic liquids in comparison with standard co-solutes - Differences and common principles in their interaction with protein and DNA structures.'''
 +
:: ''Biophys. Rev.'' 10 (809-824), '''2018'''.
 +
::  [http://rdcu.be/Kt73 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0414-7 DOI:10.1007/s12551-018-0414-7]
 +
:* Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
 +
:: '''Preferential binding of urea to single-stranded DNA structures: a molecular dynamics study.'''
 +
::  ''Biophys. J.'' 114 (1551-1562), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006349518302169?via%3Dihub  DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2018.02.013]
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:* Weyman, A.: Bier, M.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
 +
::  '''Microphase separation and the formation of ion conductivity channels in poly(ionic liquid)s: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study.'''
 +
::  ''J. Chem. Phys.'' 148 (193824), '''2018'''.
 +
:: [http://aip.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/1.5016814  DOI: 10.1063/1.5016814]
 +
:* Markthaler, D.; Zeman, J.; Baz, J.; Smiatek, J.; Hansen, N.
 +
:: '''Validation of Trimethylamine-N-Oxide (TMAO) Force Fields Based on Thermophysical Properties of Aqueous TMAO Solutions.'''
 +
:: ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' 121 (10674-10688), '''2017'''.
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:: [http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07774  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07774]
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:* Belyanchikov, M. A.; Zhukov, E. S.; Tertia, S.; Zhugayevych, A.; Dressel, M.; Uhlig, F.; Smiatek, J.; Fyta, M.; Thomas, V. G.; Gorshunov, B. P.
 +
:: '''Vibrational states of nano-confined water molecules in beryl based on first principles calculations and optical experiments.'''
 +
:: ''Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.'' 19 (30740-30748), '''2017'''.
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:: [http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/cp/c7cp06472a#!divAbstract| DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06472A]
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* Smiatek, J.: Osmolyte effects: Impact on the aqueous solution around charged and neutral spheres, submitted to ''J. Phys. Chem. B.'' (2013)
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== Submitted Manuscripts (all available on request) ==
 
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* Smiatek, J.; Wohlfarth, A. and Holm, C.: Solvation and ion condensation properties for sulfonated polyelectrolytes in different solvents - a computational study, submitted to ''New J. Phys.'' (2013)
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:: '''Artificial General Intelligence vs. Human Players - Insights from Evolutionary Game Theory.'''
 
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:: ''submitted'', '''2023'''
* Smiatek, J.; Janssen-Mueller, D.; Friedrich, R. and Heuer, A.: Systematic detection of hidden complexities in the unfolding mechanism of a cytosine-rich DNA strand, ''Physica A'' '''394''', 136 (2014)
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:* Smiatek, J.
 
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:: '''Principles of Molecular Evolution: Concepts from Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for the Multilevel Theory of Learning.'''
* Smiatek, J.; Harishchandra, R. K.; Galla, H.-J. and Heuer, A.: Low concentrated hydroxyectoine solutions in presence of DPPC lipid bilayers: a computer simulation study, ''Biophys. Chem.'' '''180–181''', 102 (2013)
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:: ''submitted'', '''2023'''
 
 
* Hentschel, C.; Wagner, H.; Smiatek, J.; Heuer, A.; Fuchs, H.; Zhang, X.; Studer, A. and Chi, L.: AFM-based force spectroscopy on polystyrene brushes: Effect of brush thickness on protein adsorption, '' Langmuir'' '''29''', 1850 (2013)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Wagner, H.; Hentschel C.; Chi, L.; Studer, A. and Heuer, A.: Coat thickness dependent adsorption of hydrophobic molecules at polymer brushes, ''J. Chem. Phys.'' '''138''', 044904 (2013)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Liu, D. and Heuer, A.: Unfolding pathways and the free energy landscape of a single-stranded DNA i-motif, ''From Computational Biophysics to Systems Biology (CBSB11)'', IAS Series '''8''', 201 (2012)
 
 
 
* Meinhardt, S.; Smiatek, J.; Eichhorn, R. and Schmid, F.: Separation of chiral particles in micro- or nanofluidic channels, ''Phys. Rev. Lett.'' '''108''', 214504 (2012)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Harishchandra, R. K.; Rubner, O.; Galla, H.-J. and Heuer A.: Properties of compatible solutes in aqueous solution, ''Biophys. Chem.'' '''160''', 62 (2012)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J. and Schmid, F.: [http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/29685/InTech-Mesoscopic_simulation_methods_for_studying_flow_and_transport_in_electric_fields_in_micro_and_nanochannels.pdf Mesoscopic simulation methods for studying flow and transport in electric fields in micro- and nanochannels], invited chapter for ''Advances in Microfluidics'', edited by Ryan T. Kelly, InTech, Rijeka (2012)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Liu, D. and Heuer, A.: High temperature unfolding simulations of a single-stranded DNA i-motif, ''Curr. Phys. Chem.'' '''2''', 115 (2012)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Chen, C.; Liu, D. and Heuer, A.: Stable conformations of a single-stranded deprotonated DNA i-motif, ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' '''115''', 13788 (2011)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J. and Schmid, F.: Mesoscopic simulations of electroosmotic flow and electrophoresis in nanochannels, ''Comp. Phys. Comm.'' '''182''', 1941 (2011)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J. and Heuer, A.: Calculation of free energy landscapes: a histogram reweighted metadynamics approach, ''J. Comp. Chem.'' '''32''', 2084 (2011)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J. and Schmid F.: Mesoscopic simulations of polyelectrolyte electrophoresis in nanochannels in ''High Performance Computing in Science and Engineering '10''; Springer, Heidelberg (2011)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J. and Schmid, F.: Polyelectrolyte electrophoresis in nanochannels: a Dissipative Particle Dynamics simulation, ''J. Phys. Chem. B'' '''114''', 6266 (2010)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Sega, M.; Schiller, U. D.; Holm, C. and Schmid, F.: Mesoscopic simulations of the counterion-induced electro-osmotic flow: A comparative study, ''J. Chem. Phys.'' '''130''', 244702 (2009)
 
 
 
* Smiatek J.: [http://bieson.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/volltexte/2009/1475/pdf/Diss.pdf ''Mesoscopic simulations of electrohydrodynamic phenomena''], PhD thesis, Bielefeld University, Germany (2009)
 
 
 
* Smiatek, J.; Allen, M. P. and Schmid, F.: Tunable-slip boundaries for coarse-grained simulations of fluid flow, ''Europ. Phys. J. E'' '''26''', 115 (2008)
 
 
 
== Multimedia ==
 
* '''High temperature unfolding dynamics of a single-stranded deprotonated DNA i-motif'''
 
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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jens Smiatek
Group leader
Fax:+49 711 685-63658
Email:smiatek _at_ icp.uni-stuttgart.de
Address:Priv.-Doz. Dr. Jens Smiatek
Institute for Computational Physics
Universität Stuttgart
Allmandring 3
70569 Stuttgart
Germany

Research interests

  • Molecular Theories of Multicomponent Electrolyte Solutions
  • Solvent, Specific Ion and Co-Solute Effects
  • Charged Matter: Structural and Dynamic Properties
  • Polyelectrolytes
  • Ionic Liquids

Curriculum Vitae

A detailed CV can be found here.

Forthcoming Textbook: Molecular Theory of Solutions

A description of my forthcoming textbook Molecular Theory of Solutions: General Concepts for Structure and Dynamics (Elsevier, 2023) can be found here.

Newspaper Articles and Reports about our Work

Journal Covers

A recently published journal cover by us is shown below.

Cover for Batteries, Volume 4 (2018). More information can be found here.

Publications

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  • Adebar, N.; Keupp, J.; Emenike, V.; Kühlborn, J.; vom Dahl, L.; Möckel, R.; Smiatek, J.
Scientific Deep Machine Learning Concepts for the Prediction of Chemical Reaction Kinetics: Consideration of Variations in Reaction Conditions.
J. Phys. Chem. A, DOI:10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06265, at press, 2024.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c06265
  • Yang, J.; Burkert, O.; Mizaikoff, B.; Smiatek, J.
Impact of Urea on Monoclonal Antibodies: Destabilization and Aggregation Effects for Therapeutic Immunoglobuline G Proteins.
ACS Omega, DOI:10.1021/acsomega.3c07323, at press, 2024.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07323
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Chen, L.; Smiatek, J.
Hildebrand Solubility Parameters Revisited - Cohesive Energy or Electrophilicity Densities?
ChemPhysChem 25 (e202300566), 2024.
DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300566
  • Singh, R.; Smiatek, J.; Moerschbacher, B. M.
Unraveling the Impact of Acetylation Patterns in Chitosan Oligomers on Cu2+ Ion Binding: Insights from DFT Calculations.
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24 (13792), 2023.
DOI: 10.3390/ijms241813792
  • Walther, C.; Martinetz, M. C.; Friedrich, A.; Tscheließnig, A.-L., Voigtmann, M.; Jung, A.; Brocard, C.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
Solubilization of Inclusion Bodies: Insights from Explainable Machine Learning Approaches.
Front. Chem. Eng. 5 (1227620), 2023.
DOI:10.3389/fceng.2023.1227620
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Chen, L.; Craig, V. S. J; Smiatek, J.
Quantitative Solvation Energies from Gas-Phase Calculations: First Principles Charge Transfer and Perturbation Approaches.
J. Phys. Chem. B 127 (2546) 2023.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08907
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Basket-type G-Quadruplex with Two Tetrads in the Presence of TMAO and Urea: A Molecular Dynamics Study.
J. Mol. Struct. 1274 (134375), 2023.
DOI:10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134375
  • Ho, I.-T.; Matysik, M.; Montano Herrera, L.; Yang, J.; Guderlei, R. J.; Laussegger, M.; Schrantz, B.; Hammer, R.; Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Combination of Explainable Machine Learning and Conceptual Density Functional Theory: Applications for the Study of Key Solvation Mechanisms.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24 (28314), 2022.
DOI:10.1039/D2CP04428E
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Application of Fundamental Chemical Principles for Solvation Effects: A Unified Perspective for Interaction Patterns in Solution.
J. Phys. Chem. B 126 (8864), 2022.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c06315
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Electronic Properties of Amino Acids and Nucleobases: Similarity Classes and Pairing Principles from Chemical Reactivity Indices.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24 (22477), 2022.
DOI:10.1039/D2CP02767D
  • Kobayashi, T.; Smiatek, J.; Fyta, M.
Probing the distribution of ionic liquid mixtures at charged and neutral interfaces via simulations and lattice-gas theory.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24 (16471), 2022.
DOI:10.1039/D2CP01346K
  • Montano Herrera, L.; Eilert, T.; Ho, I.-T.; Matysik, M.; Laussegger, M.; Guderlei, R.; Schrantz, B.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
Holistic Process Models: A Bayesian Predictive Ensemble Method for Single and Coupled Unit Operation Models.
Processes 10 (662), 2022.
DOI:10.3390/pr10040662
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Specific Ion Effects in Different Media: Current Status and Future Challenges.
J. Phys. Chem. B 125 (13840), 2021.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c07957
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Electronic Properties of Protein Destabilizers and Stabilizers: Implications for Preferential Binding and Exclusion Mechanisms.
J. Phys. Chem. B 125 (11857), 2021.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c06295
  • Keller, F.; Heuer, A; Galla, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.
Stabilization of DPPC Lipid Bilayers in the Presence of Co-Solutes: Molecular Mechanisms and Interaction Patterns.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23 (22936), 2021.
DOI:10.1039/D1CP03052C
  • Smiatek, J.; Clemens, C.; Montano Herrera, L.; Arnold, S.; Knapp, B.; Presser, B.; Jung, A.; Wucherpfennig, T.; Bluhmki, E.
Generic and Specific Recurrent Neural Network Models: Applications for Large and Small Scale Biopharmaceutical Upstream Processes.
Biotechnol. Rep. 31 (e00640), 2021.
DOI:10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00640
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Beneficial Properties of Solvents and Ions for Lithium Ion and Post-Lithium Ion Batteries: Implications from Charge Transfer Models.
Electrochim. Acta 384 (138418), 2021.
DOI:10.1016/j.electacta.2021.13841
  • Smiatek, J.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.
Validation is not Verification: Precise Terminology and Scientific Methods in Bioprocess Modelling.
Trends Biotechnol. 39 (1117), 2021.
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2021.04.003
  • Kobayashi, T.; Smiatek, J; Fyta, M.
Energetic Arguments on the Microstructural Analysis in Ionic Liquids.
Adv. Theo. Sim. 4 (2100114), 2021.
DOI:10.1002/adts.202100114
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Calculation of Donor Numbers: Computational Estimates for the Lewis Basicity of Solvents.
J. Mol. Liquids 322 (114506), 2021.
DOI:10.1016/j.molliq.2020.114506
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Interactions of a DNA G-quadruplex with TMAO and Urea: A Molecular Dynamics Study on Co-Solute Compensation Mechanisms.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 23 (1254-1264), 2021.
DOI:10.1039/D0CP05356B
  • Yang, J.-Y.; Knape, M. J.; Burkert, O.; Mazzini, V.; Jung, A.; Craig, V. S. J.; Miranda-Quintana, R. M.; Bluhmki, E.; Smiatek, J.
Artificial Neural Networks for the Prediction of Solvation Energies Based on Experimental and Computational Data.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22 (24359-24364), 2020.
DOI:10.1039/D0CP03701J
  • Miranda-Quintana, R. A.; Smiatek, J.
Theoretical Insights into Specific Ion Effects and Strong-Weak Acid-Base Rules for Ions in Solution: Deriving the Law of Matching Solvent Affinities from First Principles.
ChemPhysChem 21 (2605-2617), 2020.
DOI:10.1002/cphc.202000644
  • Smiatek, J.; Jung, A.; Bluhmki, E.
Towards a Digital Bioprocess Replica: Computational Approaches in Biopharmaceutical Development and Manufacturing.
Trends Biotechnol. 38 (1141-1153), 2020.
DOI:10.1016/j.tibtech.2020.05.008
  • Solomun, T.; Hahn, M.-B.; Smiatek, J.
Raman Spectroscopic Signature of Ectoine Conformations in Bulk Solution and Crystalline State.
ChemPhysChem 21 (1945-1950), 2020.
DOI:10.1002/cphc.202000457
  • Smiatek, J.
Specific Ion Effects and the Law of Matching Solvent Affinities: A Conceptual Density Functional Theory Approach.
J. Phys. Chem. B 124 (2191-2197), 2020.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b10886
  • Wittmar, J.; Meyer, S.; Sieling, T.; Kunte, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.; Brand, I.
What does Ectoine to DNA? A Molecular Scale Picture of Compatible Solute – Biopolymer Interactions.
J. Phys. Chem. B 124 (7999-8011), 2020.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jpcb.0c05273
  • Smiatek, J.
Theoretical and Computational Insight into Solvent and Specific Ion Effects for Polyelectrolytes: The Crucial Role of Local Molecular Interactions.
Molecules 25 (1661-1683), 2020.
DOI:10.3390/molecules25071661
  • Sanchez, P. A.; Vögele, M.; Smiatek, J.; Qiao, B.; Sega, M.; Holm, C.
PDADMAC/PSS Oligoelectrolyte Multilayers: Internal Structure and Hydration Properties at Early Growth Stages from Atomistic Simulations.
Molecules 25 (1848-1864), 2020.
DOI:10.3390/molecules25081848
  • Zeman, J.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
The Effect of Small Organic Co-Solutes on Water Structure and Dynamics.
J. Chem. Eng. Data 65 (1197-1210), 2020.
DOI:10.1021/acs.jced.9b00577
  • Hützler, W. H.; Mossou, E.; Vollrate, R.; Kohagen, M.; El Ghrissi, I.; Grininger, M.; Zaccai, G.; Smiatek, J.; Oesterhelt, D.
Complex Transitions between Dihydrate and Anhydrate Forms of Ectoine - Unexpected Behavior of A Highly Hygroscopic Compatible Solute in the Solid State.
CrystEngComm 22 (169-172), 2020.
DOI:10.1039/C9CE01599J
  • I. Cekic-Laskovic, N. von Aspern, M. Leissing, C. Wölke, D. Diddens, T. Kobayashi, M. Börner, O. Stubbmann-Kazakova, V. Kozel, G.-V. Röschenthaler, J. Smiatek, S. Nowak, M. Winter.
Non-flammable Fluorinated Phosphorus(III)-Based Co-Solvents for Advanced Lithium Ion Battery Performance.
ChemElectroChem 7 (1499-1508), 2020.
DOI:10.1002/celc.202000386
  • Smiatek, J.
Enthalpic Contributions to Solvent-Solute and Solvent-Ion Interactions: Electronic Perturbation as Key to the Understanding of Molecular Attraction.
J. Chem. Phys. 150 (174112), 2019.
DOI: 10.1063/1.5092567
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Some Notes on the Thermodynamic Accuracy of Coarse-Grained Models.
Front. Mol. Biosci. 6 (87), 2019.
DOI:10.3389/fmolb.2019.00087
  • Nandy, A.; Smiatek, J.
Mixtures of LiTFSI and Urea: Ideal Thermodynamic Behavior as Key to the Formation of Deep Eutectic Solvents?
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21 (12279-12287), 2019.
DOI:10.1039/C9CP01440C
  • Kobayashi, T.; Kemna, A.; Fyta, M.; Braunschweig, B.; Smiatek, J.
Aqueous Mixtures of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids: Entropy-Driven Accumulation of Water Molecules at Interfaces.
J. Phys. Chem. C 123 (13795-13803), 2019.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b04098
  • Sanchez, P. A.; Vögele, M.; Qiao, B.; Smiatek, J.; Sega, M.; Holm, C.
Atomistic simulation of PDADMAC/PSS oligoelectrolyte multilayers: overall comparison of tri- and tetra-layer system.
Soft Matter 15, (9437-9451), 2019.
DOI: 10.1039/C9SM02010A
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Aqueous Mixtures of Urea and Trimethylamine-N-oxide: Evidence for Kosmotropic or Chaotropic Behavior?
J. Phys. Chem. B 123 (4415-4424), 2019.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b02598
  • Oldiges, K.; Michalowsky, J.; Grünebaum, M.; von Aspern, N.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.; Smiatek, J.; Winter, M.; Brunklaus, G.
Tetrahydrothiophene 1-Oxide as Highly Effective Co-Solvent for Propylene Carbonate-Based Electrolytes.
J. Power Sources 437 (226881), 2019.
DOI: /10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.226881
  • Otero-Mato, J. M.; Montes Campos, H.; Lesch, V.; Smiatek, J.; Diddens, D.; Cabeza, O.; Gallego, L. J.; Varela, L. M.
Solvation in Ionic Liquid-Water mixtures: A Computational Study.
J. Mol. Liquids 229 (11273), 2019.
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.111273
  • Jia, H.; Billmann, B.; Onishi, H.; Smiatek, J.; Roser, S.; Wiemers-Meyer, S.; Wagner, R.; Winter, M.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.
LiPF6 stabilizer and transition metal cation scavenger: a bi-functional bipyridine-based ligand for lithium ion batteries application.
Chem. Mater. 31 (4025-4033), 2019.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b00555
  • von Aspern, N.; Diddens, D..; Kobayashi, T.; Börner, M.; Stubbmann-Kazakova, O.; Kozel, V.; Röschenthaler, G.-V.; Smiatek, J.; Winter, M.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.
Fluorinated Cyclic Phosphorus(III)-based Electrolyte Additives for High-Voltage Application in Lithium Ion Batteries: Impact of Structure-Reactivity Relationships on CEI Formation and Cell Performance.
ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 11 (16605-16618), 2019.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b0335
  • Kohagen, M.; Uhlig, F.; Smiatek, J.
On the nature of ion-stabilized cytosine pairs in DNA i-motifs: the importance of charge transfer processes.
Int. J. Quant. Chem. 119 (e25933), 2019.
DOI:10.1002/qua.25933
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Kohagen, M.; Kästner, J.; Smiatek, J.
Unfolding of DNA by co-solutes: insights from Kirkwood-Buff integrals and transfer free energies.
Europ. Phys. J. Spec. Top. 227 (1665-1679), 2019.
DOI:10.1140/epjst/e2019-800163-5
  • Roy, T.; Szuttor, K.; Smiatek, J.; Holm, C.; Hardt, S.
Conformation and dynamics of long-chain end-tethered polymers in micro channels.
Polymers 11 (488), 2019.
DOI: 10.3390/polym11030488
  • Smiatek, J.; Heuer, A.; Winter, M.
Properties of ion complexes and their impact on charge transport in organic solvent-based electrolyte solutions for lithium batteries: insights from a theoretical perspective.
Batteries 4 (62), 2018.
DOI: 10.3390/batteries4040062
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Meyer, S.; Rohloff, A.; Kunte, H.-J.; Smiatek, J.
Influence of compatible solute ectoine on distinct DNA structures: thermodynamic insights into molecular binding mechanisms and destabilization effects.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20 (25861-25874), 2018.
DOI: 10.1039/C8CP03543A
  • Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Oldiges, K.; Winter, M.; Heuer, A.; Cekic-Laskovic, I.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
Electrolyte solvents for high voltage lithium ion batteries: ion correlation and specific anion effects in adiponitrile.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20 (25701-25715), 2018.
DOI: 10.1039/C8CP04102D
  • Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
Specific ion effects for polyelectrolytes in aqueous and non-aqueous media: the importance of the ion solvation behavior.
Soft Matter 14 (6243-6255), 2018.
DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00600H
  • Hartmann, J. J.; Roy, T; Szuttor, K.; Smiatek, J.; Holm, C.; Hardt, S.
Relaxation of surface-tethered polymers under moderate confinement.
Soft Matter 14 (7926-7933), 2018.
DOI: 10.1039/C8SM00600H
  • Michalowsky, J.; Zeman, J.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
A polarizable MARTINI model for monovalent ions in aqueous solution.
J. Chem. Phys. 149 (163319), 2018.
DOI: 10.1063/1.5028354
  • Smiatek, J.; Holm C. (2018)
From the Atomistic to the Macromolecular Scale: Distinct Simulation Approaches for Polyelectrolyte Solutions.
In: Andreoni W., Yip S. (eds.) Handbook of Materials Modeling. Springer Press, 2018.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42913-7_33-1
  • Krishnamoorthy, A. N.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
The influence of co-solutes on the chemical equilibrium - a Kirkwood-Buff theory for ion pair association-dissociation processes in ternary electrolyte solutions.
J. Phys. Chem. C 122 (10293-10392), 2018.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12255
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Aqueous ionic liquids in comparison with standard co-solutes - Differences and common principles in their interaction with protein and DNA structures.
Biophys. Rev. 10 (809-824), 2018.
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-018-0414-7 DOI:10.1007/s12551-018-0414-7
  • Oprzeska-Zingrebe, E. A.; Smiatek, J.
Preferential binding of urea to single-stranded DNA structures: a molecular dynamics study.
Biophys. J. 114 (1551-1562), 2018.
DOI:10.1016/j.bpj.2018.02.013
  • Weyman, A.: Bier, M.; Holm, C.; Smiatek, J.
Microphase separation and the formation of ion conductivity channels in poly(ionic liquid)s: a coarse-grained molecular dynamics study.
J. Chem. Phys. 148 (193824), 2018.
DOI: 10.1063/1.5016814
  • Markthaler, D.; Zeman, J.; Baz, J.; Smiatek, J.; Hansen, N.
Validation of Trimethylamine-N-Oxide (TMAO) Force Fields Based on Thermophysical Properties of Aqueous TMAO Solutions.
J. Phys. Chem. B 121 (10674-10688), 2017.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07774
  • Belyanchikov, M. A.; Zhukov, E. S.; Tertia, S.; Zhugayevych, A.; Dressel, M.; Uhlig, F.; Smiatek, J.; Fyta, M.; Thomas, V. G.; Gorshunov, B. P.
Vibrational states of nano-confined water molecules in beryl based on first principles calculations and optical experiments.
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19 (30740-30748), 2017.
DOI: 10.1039/C7CP06472A


Submitted Manuscripts (all available on request)

  • Smiatek, J.
Artificial General Intelligence vs. Human Players - Insights from Evolutionary Game Theory.
submitted, 2023
  • Smiatek, J.
Principles of Molecular Evolution: Concepts from Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics for the Multilevel Theory of Learning.
submitted, 2023