Multivalent ions in solutions with polyelectrolytes (PEs) induce electrostatic correlations that
can drastically change ion distributions around the PEs and their mutual interactions. Using …

The highly charged RNA molecules, with each phosphate carrying a single negative charge,
cannot fold into well-defined architectures with tertiary interactions in the absence of ions …

In viruses and cells, DNA is closely packed and tightly curved thanks to polyvalent cations
inducing an effective attraction between its negatively charged filaments. Our understanding …

Combining classical density functional theory with modified interfacial statistical associating
fluid theory, we investigate the surface electrostatic force (SEF) between two negatively and …

We study the spatial and orientational distribution of charged nanorods (rodlike counterions)
as well as the effective interaction mediated by them between two plane-parallel surfaces …

We characterize the role of charge correlations in the adsorption of a short, rodlike anionic
polyelectrolyte onto a similarly charged membrane. Our theory reveals two different …

In the present work we analyze the physical fundamentals of Manning's counterion
condensation using his charged line model in a simple salt solution. We extend the theory …

We study the condensations of dumbbell-like counterions onto an oppositely charged
cylinder at weak and strong electrostatic coupling strengths. Performing extensive Monte …

Here we study anionic biphosphate condensation around cationic HIV-1 Tat peptide to
understand interaction between charged functional groups with counter-anion. Our all-atom …

We study the spatial and orientational distribution of rodlike counterions (such as mobile
nanorods) as well as the effective interaction mediated by them between two plane-parallel …