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 …

Phase behavior and complex coacervation of concentrated pea protein isolate-beet pectin solution

Y Lan, JB Ohm, B Chen, J Rao - Food Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
This study aimed to develop an alternative method named state diagram to identify
boundary formation pH for complex coacervates between pea protein isolate (PPI) and …

Protein–protein interaction methods and protein phase separation

C Savojardo, PL Martelli… - Annual Review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
In the last decade, newly developed experimental methods have made it possible to
highlight that macromolecules in the cell milieu physically interact to support physiology …

Phase separation behavior and characterization of ovalbumin and propylene glycol alginate complex coacervates

W Zou, FK Mourad, X Zhang, DU Ahn, Z Cai, Y Jin - Food Hydrocolloids, 2020 - Elsevier
Ovalbumin (OVA) is the most abundant protein in egg white, but its application in food
processing was limited because of its poor functional properties near isoelectric point. In this …

Phase behavior, thermodynamic and rheological properties of ovalbumin/dextran sulfate: Effect of biopolymer ratio and salt concentration

J Liu, J Chai, T Zhang, Y Yuan, RK Saini, M Xu, S Li… - Food …, 2021 - Elsevier
The complexation between ovalbumin (OVA) and highly charged dextran sulfate (DS) was
investigated employing phase behavior, zeta potential, confocal laser scanning microscope …

Structure and dynamics of hybrid colloid–polyelectrolyte coacervates

AM Rumyantsev, OV Borisov, JJ de Pablo - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
We develop a scaling theory for the structure and dynamics of “hybrid” complex coacervates
formed from linear polyelectrolytes (PEs) and oppositely charged spherical colloids, such as …

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 …

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 …

Preparation and characterization of soybean Protein isolate/chitosan/sodium alginate ternary complex coacervate phase

X Dong, Y Li, G Huang, J Xiao, L Guo, L Liu - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
To improve morphological structure and stability of soy protein isolate-chitosan coacervate,
a soy protein isolate-chitosan-sodium alginate ternary complex coacervate phase was …

The effects of protein charge patterning on complex coacervation

NA Zervoudis, AC Obermeyer - Soft Matter, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The complex coacervation of proteins with other macromolecules has applications in protein
encapsulation and delivery and for determining the function of cellular coacervates …