Materials capable of shape‐morphing and/or fluorescence imaging have practical
significances in the fields of anti‐counterfeiting, information display, and information …

Self-assembly between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes conjugated to neutral polymeric
blocks form polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) micelles. These nanostructures have gained …

Forming robust associative interactions has been an effective strategy for the design of
tough hydrogels. However, the role of associative interactions in the dynamics of hydrogels …

Nowadays, polyelectrolytes play an essential role in the development of new materials.
Their use allows creating new properties of materials and surfaces and vary them in a wide …

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 effect of urea and ethanol additives on aqueous solutions of poly (styrenesulfonate)(
PSS), poly (diallyldimethylammonium)(PDADMA), and their complexation interactions are …

Spontaneous phase separation, or coacervation, of oppositely charged macromolecules is a
powerful and ubiquitous mechanism for the assembly of natural and synthetic materials. Two …

Zinc-air batteries (ZABs) are being extensively studied as an alternative to lithium batteries
due to their high energy density and overall safety benefit. While considerable attention has …

Ion selectivity of nanofiltration (NF) membranes is a critical factor in NF treatment of scaling-
prone multi-ion effluents, such as wastewater. When removal of multivalent ions in such …

Most commodity polymers are derived from petroleum raw materials, and correspondingly,
these materials are normally uncharged and nonpolar, attributes that make this class of …