Theory and simulations of macroion complexation

R de Vries, MC Stuart - Current opinion in colloid & interface science, 2006 - Elsevier
A brief overview is given over recent theoretical and simulation work on complexes of
oppositely charged macroions. The emphasis is on linear/cylindrical macroions (flexible …

Polyesters inspired by glycerides: Enzymatic polycondensation, structure, properties, and nanoparticle preparation

GB Perin, MI Felisberti - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The polycondensation of glycerol and aliphatic dicarboxylic acids catalyzed by Candida
antarctica lipase B absorbed on a macroporous acrylic resin (CALB) results in polyesters …

Application of Monte Carlo simulation in addressing key issues of complex coacervation formed by polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged colloids

J Xiao, Y Li, Q Huang - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the recent advance of Monte Carlo (MC) simulation in addressing key
issues of complex coacervation between polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged colloids …

Polyelectrolyte Complexes between hyperbranched and linear polysaccharides: fucoidan/chitosan

ER Gasilova, DN Poshina, AO Sitnikova… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) of hyperbranched (HB) and linear polysaccharides are
promising as more effective encapsulation agents compared to PECs formed by linear …

Flocculation by cationic polyelectrolytes: relating efficiency with polyelectrolyte characteristics

MG Rasteiro, FAP Garcia, PJ Ferreira… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A series of acrylamide/dimethylaminoethylacrylate methyl chloride copolymers (AM‐co‐
DMAEA) was evaluated as flocculants for model Precipitated Calcium Carbonate (PCC) in …

Protein–polysaccharide complexes for effective delivery of bioactive functional food ingredients

Y Li, Q Huang - … and functional foods: Effective delivery of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Both protein and polysaccharide are widespread natural polymers in foods. At the molecular
level, there are a variety of interactions contributing to the association of proteins and …

First-order–like transition in salt-induced macroion-polyelectrolyte desorption

SJ de Carvalho - Europhysics Letters, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The salt effect on the adsorption-desorption transition of polyelectrolyte chains onto
oppositely charged spherical macroions is investigated by means of the Metropolis Monte …

Adsorption of polyelectrolytes onto oppositely charged cylindrical macroions

SJ De Carvalho, DLZ Caetano - The Journal of chemical physics, 2013 - pubs.aip.org
In this work we investigate the adsorption of polyelectrolyte chains onto uniformly charged
cylindrical macroions by means of the Metropolis Monte Carlo simulations and weighted …