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2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (47) ◽  
pp. 16746-16747
Author(s):  
Vincent K. Shen
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Computer Simulation ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Polymer Science ◽  
Advanced Computer

scholarly journals Current Research on Polyelectrolyte Nanostructures: From Molecular Interactions to Biomedical Applications

Macromol ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-172
Author(s):  
Aristeidis Papagiannopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Physical Properties ◽  
Molecular Interactions ◽  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Electrostatic Interactions ◽  
Soft Matter ◽  
Extracellular Polysaccharides ◽  
Polymer Science ◽  
Biological Matter ◽  
Biomedical Field

Polyelectrolytes have been at the center of interdisciplinary research for many decades. In the field of polymer science and soft matter, they have provided the dimensions of electrostatic interactions, which opens a vast variety of opportunities for new physical properties and applications. In biological matter, polyelectrolytes are present in many forms, from extracellular polysaccharides to complex DNA molecules and proteins. This review discusses the recent research on polyelectrolytes covering the fundamental level of their conformations and nanostructures, their molecular interactions with materials that have close relevance to bioapplications and their applications in the biomedical field. This approach is motivated by the fact that the polyelectrolyte research is constantly active in all the aforementioned levels and continually affects many critical scientific areas.

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