Explicit description of complexation between oppositely charged polyelectrolytes as an advantage of the random phase approximation over the scaling approach
2017 ◽
Vol 19
(40)
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pp. 27580-27592
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Keyword(s):
The Self
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Formation of single globules via 1 : 1 complexation of oppositely charged linear chains occurs prior to coacervation. Fcorr is proved to be negative which is the difference between the random phase approximation (RPA) correction term and the self-energy of the chains.