50th Anniversary Perspective: A Perspective on Polyelectrolyte Solutions
M Muthukumar - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
From the beginning of life with the information-containing polymers until the present era of a
plethora of water-based materials in health care industry and biotechnology, polyelectrolytes …
plethora of water-based materials in health care industry and biotechnology, polyelectrolytes …
Theory of polyelectrolytes in solutions and at surfaces
AV Dobrynin, M Rubinstein - Progress in polymer science, 2005 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolytes are polymers carrying either positively or negatively charged ionizable
groups. The properties of these polymers in solutions and at charged surfaces depend on …
groups. The properties of these polymers in solutions and at charged surfaces depend on …
Comparative roles of charge, π, and hydrophobic interactions in sequence-dependent phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins
Endeavoring toward a transferable, predictive coarse-grained explicit-chain model for
biomolecular condensates underlain by liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins …
biomolecular condensates underlain by liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of proteins …
Coarse-grained residue-based models of disordered protein condensates: utility and limitations of simple charge pattern parameters
Biomolecular condensates undergirded by phase separations of proteins and nucleic acids
serve crucial biological functions. To gain physical insights into their genetic basis, we study …
serve crucial biological functions. To gain physical insights into their genetic basis, we study …
Random-phase-approximation theory for sequence-dependent, biologically functional liquid-liquid phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are typically low in nonpolar/hydrophobic but
relatively high in polar, charged, and aromatic amino acid compositions. Some IDPs …
relatively high in polar, charged, and aromatic amino acid compositions. Some IDPs …
A lattice model of charge-pattern-dependent polyampholyte phase separation
In view of recent intense experimental and theoretical interests in the biophysics of liquid–
liquid phase separation (LLPS) of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), heteropolymer …
liquid phase separation (LLPS) of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), heteropolymer …
Equilibrium and kinetically trapped aggregates in polyelectrolyte–oppositely charged surfactant mixtures
The widespread of mixtures formed by polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged surfactants
in different industrial sectors requires a thorough understanding of the physicochemical …
in different industrial sectors requires a thorough understanding of the physicochemical …
Precipitation of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in salt solutions
A Kudlay, M Olvera de la Cruz - The Journal of chemical physics, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
We study phase separation in symmetric solutions of weakly charged flexible chains of
opposite sign. Precipitation is caused by effective attractions due to charge fluctuations and …
opposite sign. Precipitation is caused by effective attractions due to charge fluctuations and …
[HTML][HTML] Electrostatic correlations and the polyelectrolyte self energy
We address the effects of chain connectivity on electrostaticfluctuations in polyelectrolyte
solutions using a field-theoretic, renormalizedGaussian fluctuation (RGF) theory. As in …
solutions using a field-theoretic, renormalizedGaussian fluctuation (RGF) theory. As in …
[HTML][HTML] A unified analytical theory of heteropolymers for sequence-specific phase behaviors of polyelectrolytes and polyampholytes
The physical chemistry of liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of polymer solutions bears
directly on the assembly of biologically functional dropletlike bodies from proteins and …
directly on the assembly of biologically functional dropletlike bodies from proteins and …