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 …

Liquid phase separation into two or more coexisting phases has emerged as a new
paradigm for understanding subcellular organization, prebiotic life, and the origins of …

Minimally invasive transcatheter embolization is a common nonsurgical procedure in
interventional radiology used for the deliberate occlusion of blood vessels for the treatment …

Polyelectrolyte complexes, PECs, are spontaneously formed blends of polyelectrolytes
bearing positive, Pol+, and negative, Pol–, repeat units. Many interesting PEC morphologies …

The design and construction of synthetic cells–human‐made microcompartments that mimic
features of living cells–have experienced a real boom in the past decade. While many efforts …

Scattering investigations of the structure and chain conformations, and the rheological
properties of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) comprising model polyelectrolytes are …

Microencapsulation by complex coacervation using proteins and polysaccharides has
attracted much attention due to high payload, high encapsulation efficiency, high thermal …

Protein encapsulation is a growing area of interest, particularly in the fields of food science
and medicine. The sequestration of protein cargoes is achieved using a variety of methods …

Controlling the interactions between plant proteins and polysaccharides can lead to the
development of novel electrostatic complexed structures that can give unique functionality …