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Abstract
We review recent developments of fast analytical methods for macroscopic electrostatic calculations in biological applications, including the Poisson-Boltzmann (PB) and the generalized Born models for electrostatic solvation energy. The focus is on analytical approaches for hybrid solvation models, especially the image charge method for a spherical cavity, and also the generalized Born theory as an approximation to the PB model. This review places much emphasis on the mathematical details behind these methods.Entities:
Keywords: Poisson–Boltzmann equation; electrostatic free energy; electrostatic interactions; fast algorithm; generalized Born theory; hybrid explicit/implicit solvation models; image charge approximation; macroscopic solvent models; multipole expansion; reaction field
Year: 2011 PMID: 23745011 PMCID: PMC3671632 DOI: 10.1137/090774288
Source DB: PubMed Journal: SIAM Rev Soc Ind Appl Math ISSN: 0036-1445 Impact factor: 10.780