Conspectus Intracellular compartmentalization plays a pivotal role in cellular function, with
membrane-bound organelles and membrane-less biomolecular “condensates” playing key …

Coating surfaces with thin or thick films of zwitterionic material is an effective way to reduce
or eliminate nonspecific adsorption to the solid/liquid interface. This review tracks the …

There is notable discrepancy between experiments and coarse-grained model studies
regarding the thermodynamic driving force in polyelectrolyte complex coacervation …

Solar desalination, which relies on localized heating for interfacial water evaporation, is
regarded as a promising and sustainable approach for freshwater production. Significant …

Liquid–liquid phase separation plays an important role in cellular organization. Many
subcellular condensed bodies are hierarchically organized into multiple coexisting domains …

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 …

Stoichiometric polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) of the strong polyelectrolytes poly
(styrenesulfonate)(PSS) and poly (diallyldimethylammonium)(PDADMA) were dissociated …

Nanoparticles represent highly promising platforms for the development of imaging and
therapeutic agents, including those that can either be detected via more than one imaging …

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

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 …