PolyConf: Unlocking Polymer Conformation Generation through Hierarchical Generative Models

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.08859v1
• Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:12:02 GMT
• Title: PolyConf: Unlocking Polymer Conformation Generation through Hierarchical Generative Models
• Authors: Fanmeng Wang, Wentao Guo, Qi Ou, Hongshuai Wang, Haitao Lin, Hongteng Xu, Zhifeng Gao,
• Abstract summary: PolyConf is a pioneering tailored polymer conformation generation method.<n>We decompose the polymer conformation into a series of local conformations, generating these local conformations through an autoregressive model.<n>We then generate corresponding orientation transformations via a diffusion model to assemble these local conformations into the complete polymer conformation.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: Polymer conformation generation is a critical task that enables atomic-level studies of diverse polymer materials. While significant advances have been made in designing various conformation generation methods for small molecules and proteins, these methods struggle to generate polymer conformations due to polymers' unique structural characteristics. The scarcity of polymer conformation datasets further limits progress, making this promising area largely unexplored. In this work, we propose PolyConf, a pioneering tailored polymer conformation generation method that leverages hierarchical generative models to unlock new possibilities for this task. Specifically, we decompose the polymer conformation into a series of local conformations (i.e., the conformations of its repeating units), generating these local conformations through an autoregressive model. We then generate corresponding orientation transformations via a diffusion model to assemble these local conformations into the complete polymer conformation. Moreover, we develop the first benchmark with a high-quality polymer conformation dataset derived from molecular dynamics simulations to boost related research in this area. The comprehensive evaluation demonstrates that PolyConf consistently generates high-quality polymer conformations, facilitating advancements in polymer modeling and simulation.

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