Complex coacervation is an associative, liquid–liquid phase separation that can occur in
solutions of oppositely-charged macromolecular species, such as proteins, polymers, and …

From the beginning of life with the information-containing polymers until the present era of a
plethora of water-based materials in health care industry and biotechnology, polyelectrolytes …

Polyelectrolyte complex coacervates represent a wide class of materials with applications
ranging from coatings and adhesives to pharmaceutical technologies. They also underpin …

There has been increasing interest in complex coacervates for deriving and transporting
biomaterials. Complex coacervates are a dense, polyelectrolyte‐rich liquid that results from …

Polyelectrolyte complexes present new opportunities for self-assembled soft matter. Factors
determining whether the phase of the complex is solid or liquid remain unclear. Ionic …

Complex coacervation is an electrostatically-driven phase separation phenomenon that is
utilized in a wide range of everyday applications and is of great interest for the creation of …

Scattering investigations of the structure and chain conformations, and the rheological
properties of polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) comprising model polyelectrolytes are …

Charged polymers are ubiquitous in biological systems because electrostatic interactions
can drive complicated structure formation and respond to environmental parameters such as …

Polyelectrolytes may be classified into two primary categories (strong and weak) depending
on how their charge state responds to the local environment. Both of these find use in many …

Polyelectrolyte complexation has long been known to result in both liquid and solid
complexes. However, the exact nature of the liquid-to-solid transition remains an open …