Ions differ in their ability to salt out proteins from solution as expressed in the lyotropic or
Hofmeister series of cations and anions. Since its first formulation in 1888, this series has …

Cononsolvency is an intriguing phenomenon where a polymer collapses in a mixture of
good solvents. This cosolvent-induced modulation of the polymer solubility has been …

In this review, we summarize recent theoretical and computational developments in the field
of smart responsive materials, together with complementary experimental data. A material is …

As one of the most intriguing phenomena in polymer solutions, the co-nonsolvency effect
refers to the collapse of a homopolymer chain or phase separation of homopolymer …

We propose a physical mechanism for co-nonsolvency of a stimulus-responsive polymer in
water/methanol mixed solution based on results obtained with molecular simulations. Even …

Standard Flory-Huggins (FH) theory is utilized to describe the enigmatic cosolvency and
cononsolvency phenomena for systems of polymers dissolved in mixed solvents. In …

Despite the fact that the observation of cononsolvency was reported as early as four
decades ago, its phase-transition mechanism is still under debate. In this work, we provided …

Combining nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), and μs long
all-atom simulations with two million particles, we establish a delicate correlation between …

Controlling (bio-) adhesion and friction is essential in many bio-medical and industrial
applications. Such control can be achieved using stimulus responsive polymers. Coatings …

We study the properties of a polymer brush exposed to a mixture of two solvents where one
component, called the co-nonsolvent (CNS), has a stronger preference with respect to the …