Poisson-Boltzmann model for protein-surface electrostatic interactions and grid-convergence study using the PyGBe code

@article{Cooper2016PoissonBoltzmannMF,
  title={Poisson-Boltzmann model for protein-surface electrostatic interactions and grid-convergence study using the PyGBe code},
  author={Christopher D. Cooper and Lorena A. Barba},
  journal={Comput. Phys. Commun.},
  year={2016},
  volume={202},
  pages={23-32}
}
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