Polyelectrolytes and Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Ionic Macromolecule-Based Functional Materials
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Macromolecules".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2024 | Viewed by 825
Special Issue Editor
Interests: colloids; biochemistry; analytical chemistry; characterization of macromolecules; functional layers; protein self-assembly system; drug delivery; dendrimer properties and applications
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polyelectrolytes constitute a broad group of compounds, which, depending on their origin, are divided into natural polyelectrolytes, synthetic polyelectrolytes, and chemically modified biopolymers. The ease of creating polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs) and the possibility of introducing various modifiers into them mean that there is enormous potential for obtaining systems with the desired composition and architecture. Obtaining functional materials with strictly controlled properties is extremely important for their application and constitutes the basis of modern nanotechnologies. The primary goal is to understand and quantitatively describe the fundamental laws and phenomena that determine the properties of such materials. PECs show huge potential for application in biotechnology, medicine, pharmacy, and environmental protection, among other areas.
This Special Issue, “Polyelectrolytes and Polyelectrolyte Complexes: Ionic Macromolecule-Based Functional Materials”, will present publications that show the spectrum of applications of materials based on polyelectrolyte systems, including correlations showing the close relationship between the composition and properties of the obtained materials.
Interdisciplinary publications covering experimental methods and simulations that identify the physicochemical properties of polyelectrolyte systems to control their function and structure at the molecular level are welcome.
We will accept full articles and reviews presenting significant and recent achievements in using polyelectrolytes and analyses of their structure, properties, and applications.
Prof. Dr. Barbara Jachimska
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polyelectrolytes
- polyelectrolyte complexes
- functional materials based on PEC
- polyelectrolyte structure, properties, and applications
- polyelectrolytes self-assembly
- molecular dynamic simulation of polyelectrolytes
