To try and eliminate this phenomena, many techniques were employed, including position restraints, elastic networks, and even dabbling in MARTINI v3.0. However, the solution that provided the best results was introducing dummy beads, denoted VK beads, situated in the center of the nanotube and that would only interact with themselves. This interaction was set in the updated FF parameter file where the LJ σ and ϵ values were varied. The LJ σ values were the different values for the different types of beads (e.g. σ = 0.27, 0.34, 0.47).