Complex coacervation is an associative, liquid–liquid phase separation that can occur in
solutions of oppositely-charged macromolecular species, such as proteins, polymers, and …

Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates represent a wide class of materials with applications
ranging from coatings and adhesives to pharmaceutical technologies. They also underpin …

There is notable discrepancy between experiments and coarse-grained model studies
regarding the thermodynamic driving force in polyelectrolyte complex coacervation …

Hydrophobic ion pairing has emerged as a method to modulate the solubility of charged
hydrophilic molecules ranging in class from small molecules to large enzymes. Charged …

Polyelectrolytes may be classified into two primary categories (strong and weak) depending
on how their charge state responds to the local environment. Both of these find use in many …

Polyelectrolytes (PEs) are macromolecules that possess repeating units of ionizable groups
in addition to counterions. Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) emanate from the entropy …

Originally regarded as auxiliary additives, nanoparticles have become important
constituents of polyelectrolyte multilayers. They represent the key components to enhance …

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) offer enormous material tunability and desirable
functionalities, and consequently have found broad utility in biomedical and material …

Complex coacervates can form through the electrostatic complexation of oppositely charged
polymers. The material properties of the resulting coacervates can change based on the …

Water plays a central role in the assembly and the dynamics of charged systems such as
proteins, enzymes, DNA, and surfactants. Yet it remains a challenge to resolve how water …