Intelligent ion gels, which possess highly tunable mechanical, electrical, and stimulus‐
responsive properties, have emerged as powerful candidates in the field of artificial …

Objectives Hydrogel microneedles are emerging, and promising microneedles mainly
composed of swelling polymers. This review is intended to summarize the preparation …

Polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) hydrogels possess rich microstructural diversity and tunability
of the shear response, self-healing attributes, and pH-and salt-responsiveness. Yet, their …

Hydrogels belong to the most promising materials in polymer and materials science at the
moment. As they feature soft and tissue‐like character as well as high water‐content, a …

We use molecular simulation to investigate the pH response of sequence-controlled
polyampholyte brushes (PABs) with polymer chains consisting of alternating blocks of …

Mixing of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can result in phase separation into a polymer-
poor supernatant and a polymer-rich polyelectrolyte complex (PEC). We present a new …

Weak polyelectrolyte brushes are a promising platform for the selective capture and release
of charged proteins from bulk solutions. Despite their potential for creating smart responsive …

Polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) hydrogels, which self-assemble via complexation of
oppositely charged block polymers, have recently risen to prominence owing to their unique …

The swelling of polyelectrolyte hydrogels has been often explained using simple models
derived from the Flory–Rehner model. While these models qualitatively predict the …

Electrostatic interactions between charged macromolecules are ubiquitous in biological
systems, and they are important also in materials design. Attraction between oppositely …