MBN Explorer and MBN Studio


MesoBioNano Explorer (MBN Explorer) is a versatile software package for advanced multiscale simulations of the structure and dynamics of complex molecular MBN systems. MBN Explorer has many unique features and a wide range of applications in physics, chemistry, biology, materials science, and industry. It is suitable for structure optimisation, classical non-relativistic and relativistic molecular dynamics (MD), Euler dynamics, reactive and irradiation-driven molecular dynamics (RMD and IDMD) simulations, as well as stochastic dynamics or Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of various randomly moving MBN systems or processes. These algorithms, together with a broad variety of interatomic potentials implemented in MBN Explorer, enable its application to a wide range of molecular systems of different types, such as nano- and biological systems, composite/hybrid, nanostructured materials, gases, plasmas, liquids, solids and their interfaces, with sizes ranging from atomic to mesoscopic. An important feature of MBN Explorer is its ability to study the thermomechanical, chemical and radiation-induced transformations in all of the above systems, which is needed for a wide range of industrial applications and provides valuable modelling support for novel and emerging technologies.

MBN Studio is a special multitasking software toolkit with a graphical user interface for MBN Explorer. It helps to set up calculations with MBN Explorer, monitor their progress and examine the calculation results. MBN Studio can be utilised for any type of calculations supported by MBN Explorer, i.e. single-point energy calculations, structure optimisation calculations, as well as molecular dynamics (non-relativisic, relativistic, Euler, reactive, irradiation-driven), and stochastic dynamics simulations. The graphical utility allows visualisation of selected inputs and outputs. Apart from that, MBN Studio has a number of built-in tools allowing the calculation and analysis of specific system characteristics. Examples include diffusion coefficients of various molecular species, heat capacities and melting temperatures, radial distribution function, etc. A special modelling plug-in allows the construction of a wide variety of molecular systems composed of arbitrary atomic and molecular constituents.

Inquiries about the prices for the current versions of MBN Explorer and MBN Studio can be submitted to team@mbnresearch.com

Accessing the MBN Explorer and MBN Studio software

The long-term licensed versions of the software can be obtained by following these steps:

(1) Register here

(2) Once your registration request has been approved, you will receive an automatic email confirming this. After that, you will need to: (i) Log into your account on the MBN Research Center website. (ii) Read and accept the licence terms and conditions. The corresponding link will be sent to you in a separate e-mail and will also become accessible upon logging in via the Long-term licensed versions item in the About MBN Explorer menu on the left-hand side of the screen. (iii) Fill in the order form by choosing the software version you wish to acquire. (iv) Submit your purchase order.

(3) After submitting the purchase order, you will receive via email an invoice for the chosen software version, issued by the MBN Research Center.

(4) Perform a bank transfer of the due bill.

(5) Upon the receipt of the payment by the MBN Research Center, you will receive via email an initialisation key and a link to the web page with the purchased version of the software, the User's Guide, the tutorial book, tutorial examples, and the library of examples.

If you have any questions concerning the software access, please do not hesitate to contact us: team@mbnresearch.com