“United we stand, divided we fall.”–Aesop. Aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) refers to a
photophysical phenomenon shown by a group of luminogenic materials that are non …

Chemical water pollution poses a threat to human beings and ecological systems. The
purification of water to remove toxic organic and inorganic pollutants is essential for a safe …

Ion-containing block copolymers hold promise as next-generation proton exchange
membranes in hydrogen and methanol fuel cells. These materials' self-assembled ordered …

This paper reviews the advances during the last decade in the synthesis and chemical
structures of the important class of charged polymers that bear quaternary ammonium …

Conjugated polyelectrolytes comprise an electronically delocalized backbone with pendant
groups bearing ionic functionalities. Important new developments regarding their use to …

Pulsed x-ray scattering is used to examine the lattice dynamics in gold nanoparticles in
water following excitation with intense femtosecond laser pulses. At lower excitation power …

Polyelectrolyte multilayers are versatile materials that are used in a large number of
domains, including biomedical and environmental applications. The fabrication of …

Multicomponent coating formed by polyelectrolyte multilayers opens new opportunities for
anticorrosion protection. Here we demonstrate a novel method of corrosion protection based …

The presence of water strongly influences structure, dynamics and properties of ion-
containing soft matter. Yet, the hydration of such matter is not well understood. Here, we …

The structural and thermodynamical properties of weak polyelectrolytes end‐tethered to
surfaces of arbitrary geometry are studied using a molecular theory. The theory is based on …