molecular diameter of water (3.77 Å) are tested at each of the lattice
points in the two-level lattice representation. By knowing the
coordinates of the M3B beads from the MD simulations and by
excluding their radii from their distances to the centers of the
cylindrical disks, this approach can efficiently and rigorously locate
and assess the pores openings three-dimensionally. The results forsystems with 10 and 20 polysaccharide chains filled with 100% and
60% water contents are shown in Figs. 8 and 9, respectively, where
the smallest Z position corresponds to the highest point of the
non-flat surface and the pores are grouped into different size categories
to facilitate comparison. Judging by the significant levels of
interception among curves that represent pores of different size