Biomolecular condensation is a key mechanism for organizing cellular processes in a
spatiotemporal manner. The phase-transition nature of this process defines a density …

The complexation of polyelectrolytes with other oppositely charged structures gives rise to a
great variety of functional materials with potential applications in a wide spectrum of …

There is notable discrepancy between experiments and coarse-grained model studies
regarding the thermodynamic driving force in polyelectrolyte complex coacervation …

Liquid–liquid phase separation has emerged as an important means of intracellular RNA
compartmentalization. Some membraneless organelles host two or more compartments …

We use dissipative particle dynamics to study polyelectrolyte complexation in dilute
solutions under conditions of either chain-length or concentration asymmetry between the …

Here, we explore the effect of copolymer chemistry on the phase behavior and viscoelasticity
of complex coacervates. To this end, we utilized a library of methacrylate copolymers with …

Various types of specific interactions are believed to supplement the major entropic driving
forces responsible for spontaneous liquid–liquid phase separations in mixtures of oppositely …

Complex coacervate droplets formed by the liquid–liquid phase separation of polyelectrolyte
solutions capture several important features of membraneless organelles including their …

Complex coacervation is a phase separation phenomenon driven by the electrostatic
attraction between oppositely charged macromolecular species. A recent surge of interest in …

We develop a simple inhomogeneous mean-field theory to study the interfacial structure and
tension of polyelectrolyte complex coacervates in equilibrium with a supernatant solution …