Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates: Recent developments and new frontiers

AM Rumyantsev, NE Jackson… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates represent a wide class of materials with applications
ranging from coatings and adhesives to pharmaceutical technologies. They also underpin …

Advances, Applications, and Emerging Opportunities in Electrostatic Hydrogels

H Senebandith, D Li, S Srivastava - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) hydrogels, which self-assemble via complexation of
oppositely charged block polymers, have recently risen to prominence owing to their unique …

Structure, morphology, and rheology of polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels formed by self-assembly of oppositely charged triblock polyelectrolytes

S Srivastava, AE Levi, DJ Goldfeld, MV Tirrell - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
We present scattering and rheology studies on model polyelectrolyte complex (PEC)
hydrogels that form upon self-assembly of symmetric oppositely charged triblock …

Structure and relaxation dynamics for complex coacervate hydrogels formed by ABA triblock copolymers

JM Kim, TY Heo, SH Choi - Macromolecules, 2020 - ACS Publications
Complex coacervate core hydrogels were formed by simply mixing two oppositely charged
polyether-based ABA triblock copolyelectrolyte solutions, where A blocks functionalized with …

Synthesis of poly (allyl glycidyl ether)-derived polyampholytes and their application to the cryopreservation of living cells

AA Burkey, N Ghousifam, AV Hillsley… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Through the postpolymerization modification of poly (allyl glycidyl ether)(PAGE), a
functionalizable polyether with a poly (ethylene oxide) backbone, we engineered a new …

Impact of a Lightly Branched Star Polyelectrolyte Architecture on Polyelectrolyte Complexes

KC Stevens, MV Tirrell - ACS Macro Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
The effect of charge density in blocky and statistical linear polyelectrolytes on polyelectrolyte
complex (PEC) properties has been studied with the finding that increased charge density in …

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 …

Form Equals Function: Influence of Coacervate Architecture on Drug Delivery Applications

C Lim, WC Blocher McTigue - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Complex coacervates, formed through electrostatic interactions between oppositely charged
polymers, present a versatile platform for drug delivery, providing rapid assembly, selective …

Self-assembly induced by complexation of diblock copolyelectrolytes and oppositely charged homopolymers

L Zhao, ZY Yin, JD Jiang, EQ Chen, S Yang - Chinese Journal of Polymer …, 2024 - Springer
We investigate the solution self-assembly of a mixture of positively charged homopolymers
and AB diblock copolymers, in which the A blocks are negatively charged, and the B blocks …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing zwitterionic and PEG exteriors of polyelectrolyte complex micelles

JM Ting, AE Marras, JD Mitchell, TR Campagna… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
A series of model polyelectrolyte complex micelles (PCMs) was prepared to investigate the
consequences of neutral and zwitterionic chemistries and distinct charged cores on the size …