Nucleation and Growth of Iron (II) Oxide Nanoparticles in Thermal Arc Plasma and Their Interaction Study with SARS-CoV-2: A Computational Approach

dc.contributor.authorMitra, Rahul
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Shivkumar
dc.contributor.authorGhorui, S.
dc.contributor.authorMahapatra, S.K.
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, I.
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-21T10:42:31Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-13T12:44:34Z
dc.date.available2024-01-21T10:42:31Z
dc.date.available2024-08-13T12:44:34Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-01T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractA computational model for nucleation and growth of iron (II) oxide nanoparticle (IONP) in thermal plasma has been developed. A nondimensional form of the aerosol general dynamic equations (GDEs) along with a discrete volume sectional model assumption is used to numerically solve the coupled system of GDEs. The variation in supersaturation ratio and the mean particle diameter of IONPs with respect to temperature across the plasma reactor has been presented. The scatter plot showing the distribution of particle number density of certain size across the reactor chamber is shown. In silico molecular docking study was performed to reveal the putative interaction of the IONPs with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The results revealed significant binding affinity of IONPs with 6LZG (spike receptor-binding domain complexed with its receptor ACE2) and 5RH4 (main protease) of SARS-COV-2 by forming hydrogen and hydrophobic bonds with nearby amino acid residues. The interactions of IONPs are associated with the conformational changes in the protein which could be used to treat and control SARS-CoV-2 infection. � 1973-2012 IEEE.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1109/TPS.2021.3086358
dc.identifier.issn933813
dc.identifier.urihttp://10.2.3.109/handle/32116/3661
dc.identifier.urlhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9471769/
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.en_US
dc.subjectBinding affinityen_US
dc.subjectiron (II) oxide powderen_US
dc.subjectmolecular dockingen_US
dc.subjectnumerical modelingen_US
dc.subjectsevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-COV-2)en_US
dc.subjectthermal plasmaen_US
dc.titleNucleation and Growth of Iron (II) Oxide Nanoparticles in Thermal Arc Plasma and Their Interaction Study with SARS-CoV-2: A Computational Approachen_US
dc.title.journalIEEE Transactions on Plasma Scienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.type.accesstypeClosed Accessen_US

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