Site-specific perspective on interactions in polyelectrolyte complexes: Toward quantitative understanding
Site-specific perspective on interactions in polyelectrolyte complexes: Toward quantitative understanding
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DOI:
10.1063/1.5035567
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发表时间:
2018-10-28
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4.4
通讯作者:
Schlenoff, Joseph B.
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作者:
Schlenoff, Joseph B.
The composition and properties of hydrated polyelectrolyte complexes, PECs, depend strongly on the salt concentration of solutions in which they are immersed. This fascinating and polyelectrolytespecific behavior is often treated with extensions of theory developed for single-component polyelectrolyte solutions. As an alternative, the response of PECs to salt (i.e., small ions) may be treated as a competition between the pairing of positive, Pol(+), and negative, Pol(-), repeat units and their salt counterions. Simple equilibrium expressions provide the degree of reversible Pol(+) Pol(-) pair breaking as more salt is added. This work summarizes the site-specific ion pairing view of PECs. Published by AIP Publishing.