During the last decade, hydrogels have been used as potential adsorbents for removal of
contaminants from aqueous solution. To improve the adsorption efficiency, there are …

Alternatives to efficient viral vectors in gene therapy are desired because of their poor safety
profiles. Chitosan is a promising non-viral nucleotide delivery vector because of its …

Driving forces for association between oppositely charged biological or synthetic polymers
in aqueous solution have long been identified as electrostatic in origin. This attraction is …

Fast actuation speed, large-shape deformation and robust responsiveness are critical to
synthetic soft actuators. A simultaneous optimization of all these aspects without trade-offs …

While there is information available in handbooks on polythiophene chemistry and physics,
until now, few if any books have focused exclusively on the most forwardly developed …

Polyelectrolyte complexes, PECs, are spontaneously formed blends of polyelectrolytes
bearing positive, Pol+, and negative, Pol–, repeat units. Many interesting PEC morphologies …

Biomaterials based on polyelectrolyte complexation are an innovative concept of coatings
and packaging production to be applied in a wide range of food products. The aim of this …

Written at a level comprehensible to non-experts, this handbook covers the current state of
encapsulation and controlled released technologies, presenting the fundamental processes …

The complexation of mixtures of cationic and anionic polymers to produce complex-
coacervate phases is a subject of fundamental importance to colloid and polymer science as …

Polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) of alginate and chitosan were formed by addition of 0.1%
alginate solution (pH∼ 6.5) to 0.1% chitosan solution (pH∼ 4.0), and by adding the chitosan …