Chemical surfactants are omnipresent in consumer products, but they are the subject of
environmental concerns. For this reason, the complete replacement of petrochemical …

Controlling viscosity of aqueous surfactant solutions is very important for practical
formulations. This can be done by having polymers interact with surfactants, thereby forming …

Aqueous polyelectrolyte–surfactant complexes (PESCs) are very rich with respect to their
properties and the structures formed by them. By design they normally contain hydrophobic …

Coacervation is a process during which a homogeneous aqueous solution undergoes liquid–
liquid phase separation, giving rise to two immiscible liquid phases composed of a colloid …

The co-assembly of ionic-neutral block copolymers with oppositely charged species
produces nanometric colloidal complexes, known, among other names, as complex …

Developing hydrogels with new structures and extraordinary performances is fundamental
and mission-critical for the advancements of gel materials. Here, we report a class of tough …

The widespread of mixtures formed by polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged surfactants
in different industrial sectors requires a thorough understanding of the physicochemical …

This paper addresses the effect of polyelectrolyte stiffness on the surface structure of
polyelectrolyte (P)/surfactant (S) mixtures. Therefore, two different anionic Ps with different …

The association of polyelectrolytes and surfactants bearing charges of opposite signs has
been for long time considered under an equilibrium framework. However, this is far to …

This review deals with liquid foams stabilized by polyelectrolyte/surfactant (PS) complexes in
aqueous solution. It briefly reviews all the important aspects of foam physics at several …