Abstract Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly is an essential method for the preparation of
nanofiltration (NF) membranes, offering tunable charge and pore size, high water …

The widespread of mixtures formed by polyelectrolytes and oppositely charged surfactants
in different industrial sectors requires a thorough understanding of the physicochemical …

Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in solution spontaneously associate into hydrated
complexes or coacervates, PECs. The morphology, stability, and properties of PECs depend …

Water plays a central role in the assembly and the dynamics of charged systems such as
proteins, enzymes, DNA, and surfactants. Yet it remains a challenge to resolve how water …

When mixed, solutions of positive and negative polyelectrolytes may spontaneously phase-
separate into blended, hydrated complexes or coacervates (PECs). Charge-pairing …

It has long been assumed that the spontaneous formation of materials such as complexes
and multilayers from charged polymers depends on (inter) diffusion of these polyelectrolytes …

Depending on conditions such as the mixing ratio, speed and order of addition, and ionic
strength, when solutions of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes are mixed, the stoichiometry …

The properties of polyelectrolyte complexes and coacervates, both termed PECs, are
influenced strongly by their ion and water content. Water plasticizes PECs, reducing their …

The combination of all-atom molecular dynamics simulations with differential scanning
calorimetry (DSC) has been exploited to investigate the influence of temperature and …

Association between positive, Pol+, and negative, Pol–, units on polyelectrolytes drives
spontaneous formation of a range of morphologies, some with “fuzzy” structure but most …