Recent progress in the science of complex coacervation

CE Sing, SL Perry - Soft Matter, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Complex coacervation is an associative, liquid–liquid phase separation that can occur in
solutions of oppositely-charged macromolecular species, such as proteins, polymers, and …

A review on the fabrication of several carbohydrate polymers into nanofibrous structures using electrospinning for removal of metal ions and dyes

DN Phan, MQ Khan, NT Nguyen, TT Phan, A Ullah… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water contamination by heavy metals and dyes has been one of the most severe problems
globally. Various techniques have been employed to remove these contaminants from …

Moisture‐wicking, breathable, and intrinsically antibacterial electronic skin based on dual‐gradient poly (ionic liquid) nanofiber membranes

S Zheng, W Li, Y Ren, Z Liu, X Zou, Y Hu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Electronic skin can detect minute electrical potential changes in the human skin and
represent the body's state, which is critical for medical diagnostics and human–computer …

Polyelectrolyte complex coacervation across a broad range of charge densities

AE Neitzel, YN Fang, B Yu, AM Rumyantsev… - …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates of homologous (co) polyelectrolytes with a near-ideally
random distribution of a charged and neutral ethylene oxide comonomer were synthesized …

Carbohydrate polymer-based nanocomposites for breast cancer treatment

FD Moghaddam, G Heidari, EN Zare, E Djatoubai… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Breast cancer is known as the most common invasive malignancy in women with the highest
mortality rate worldwide. This concerning disease may be presented in situ (relatively easier …

[HTML][HTML] Saloplastics and the polyelectrolyte complex continuum: Advances, challenges and prospects

JK Bediako, ESM Mouele, Y El Ouardi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyelectrolytes (PEs) are macromolecules that possess repeating units of ionizable groups
in addition to counterions. Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) emanate from the entropy …

Porous polyelectrolytes: the interplay of charge and pores for new functionalities

W Zhang, Q Zhao, J Yuan - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade has witnessed rapid advances in porous polyelectrolytes and there is
tremendous interest in their synthesis as well as their applications in environmental, energy …

Polymer complex fiber: Property, functionality, and applications

H Huang, M Trentle, Z Liu, K Xiang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer complex fibers (PCFs) are a novel kind of fiber material processed from polymer
complexes that are assembled through noncovalent interactions. These can realize the …

[HTML][HTML] Polyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte complex-incorporated adsorbents in water and wastewater remediation–a review of recent advances

JK Bediako, Y El Ouardi, ESM Mouele, B Mensah… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, polyelectrolyte-incorporated functional materials have emerged as novel
adsorbents for effective remediation of pollutants in water and wastewater. Polyelectrolytes …

Effects of non-electrostatic intermolecular interactions on the phase behavior of pH-sensitive polyelectrolyte complexes

L Li, S Srivastava, S Meng, JM Ting, MV Tirrell - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) offer enormous material tunability and desirable
functionalities, and consequently have found broad utility in biomedical and material …