Surface Charge Density and Steric Repulsion in Polyelectrolyte–Surfactant Coacervation

JJ Madinya, H Tjo, X Meng, IA Ramírez Marrero… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Solutions of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants can undergo phase
separation, in a charge-driven process known as complex coacervation. These materials are …

Structure and dynamics of hybrid colloid–polyelectrolyte coacervates: Insights from molecular simulations

B Yu, H Liang, PF Nealey, MV Tirrell… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrostatic interactions in polymeric systems are responsible for a wide range of liquid–
liquid phase transitions that are of importance for biology and materials science. Such …

The effect of salt on the complex coacervation of vinyl polyelectrolytes

SL Perry, Y Li, D Priftis, L Leon, M Tirrell - Polymers, 2014 - mdpi.com
Complex coacervation is an electrostatically-driven phase separation phenomenon that is
utilized in a wide range of everyday applications and is of great interest for the creation of …

Hybrid field theory and particle simulation model of polyelectrolyte–surfactant coacervation

JJ Madinya, CE Sing - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Solutions of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes and surfactants have been widely studied
for a variety of applications; they play an important role in the formulation of personal care …

Development of the modern theory of polymeric complex coacervation

CE Sing - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2017 - Elsevier
Oppositely charged polymers can undergo the process of complex coacervation, which
refers to a liquid–liquid phase separation driven by electrostatic attraction. These materials …

Phase behavior and molecular thermodynamics of coacervation in oppositely charged polyelectrolyte/surfactant systems: A cationic polymer JR 400 and anionic …

D Li, MS Kelkar, NJ Wagner - Langmuir, 2012 - ACS Publications
Coacervation in mixtures of polyelectrolytes and surfactants with opposite charge is common
in nature and is also technologically important to consumer health care products. To …

Future directions in physiochemical modeling of the thermodynamics of polyelectrolyte coacervates

M Ghasemi, RG Larson - AIChE Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We review theories of polyelectrolyte (PE) coacervation, which is the spontaneous
association of oppositely charged units of PEs and phase separation into a polymer‐dense …

Complexation and coacervation of polyelectrolytes with oppositely charged colloids

E Kizilay, AB Kayitmazer, PL Dubin - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2011 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolyte-colloid coacervation could be viewed as a sub-category of complex
coacervation, but is unique in (1) retaining the structure and properties of the colloid, and (2) …

Complex coacervation of statistical polyelectrolytes: role of monomer sequences and formation of inhomogeneous coacervates

B Yu, AM Rumyantsev, NE Jackson, H Liang… - … Systems Design & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Advances in synthetic chemistry have led to greater control over the sequence of polymeric
materials, and the ability to create patterns whose complexity is reminiscent of that of …

Transfer matrix model of pH effects in polymeric complex coacervation

AR Knoerdel, WC Blocher McTigue… - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can undergo an associative phase separation, in a
process known as polymeric complex coacervation. This phenomenon is driven by the …