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Polymer Supramolecular Systems Assembled by Electrostatic Interactions
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Polymer Supramolecular Systems Assembled by Electrostatic Interactions

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Physics and Theory".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 8423

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Eduardo Guzmán

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Department of Physical Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: polyelectrolyte; surfactants; interfaces; polymer; layer by layer; colloids; emulsions; interfacial rheology; biophysics
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Dr. Laura Fernández Peña

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Spectroscopy and Correlation Center, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: polyelectrolyte; surfactants; interfaces; polymer; colloids; emulsions; biophysics; cosmetics
Dr. Ana Mateos-Maroto

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Department of Physical Chemistry, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Interests: polyelectrolyte; liposomes; polymer; layer by layer; colloids; active matter; biophysics

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Polymer supramolecular systems involving electrostatic interactions, including polyelectrolyte multilayers, interpolyelectrolyte and polyelectrolyte-surfactant complexes, or protein-protein coacervates, play a central role in several industrial products (cosmetics or food products) and biological processes. Therefore, the understanding of the main bases underlying their assembly processes and their properties is essential for exploiting the potential applications of these systems and shedding light on their functionality on life organism. This special issue is intended to provide a broad perspective on the current understanding of supramolecular systems involving polymers which can interact through electrostatic interactions. The submission is opened for manuscript dealing with, but not only, the following topics:

  • Polyelectrolyte multilayers
  • Polyelectrolyte-surfactant mixtures in bulk and at interfaces.
  • Kinetically trapped systems
  • Charged biopolymers
  • Protein-protein coacervates
  • Biophysical role of charged polymers
  • Biopolymers
  • Polyelectrolyte in cosmetics
  • Inter-polyelectrolyte complexes
  • Adsorption

Dr. Eduardo Guzmán
Dr. Laura Fernández Peña
Dr. Ana Mateos-Maroto
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Polymers is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • polyelectrolytes
  • supramolecular assembly
  • biophysics
  • cosmetics
  • association

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Polyelectrolyte Multilayered Capsules as Biomedical Tools
by Ana Mateos-Maroto, Laura Fernández-Peña, Irene Abelenda-Núñez, Francisco Ortega, Ramón G. Rubio and Eduardo Guzmán
Polymers 2022, 14(3), 479; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14030479 - 25 Jan 2022
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Polyelectrolyte multilayered capsules (PEMUCs) obtained using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) method have become powerful tools for different biomedical applications, which include drug delivery, theranosis or biosensing. However, the exploitation of PEMUCs in the biomedical field requires a deep understanding of the most fundamental bases [...] Read more.
Polyelectrolyte multilayered capsules (PEMUCs) obtained using the Layer-by-Layer (LbL) method have become powerful tools for different biomedical applications, which include drug delivery, theranosis or biosensing. However, the exploitation of PEMUCs in the biomedical field requires a deep understanding of the most fundamental bases underlying their assembly processes, and the control of their properties to fabricate novel materials with optimized ability for specific targeting and therapeutic capacity. This review presents an updated perspective on the multiple avenues opened for the application of PEMUCs to the biomedical field, aiming to highlight some of the most important advantages offered by the LbL method for the fabrication of platforms for their use in the detection and treatment of different diseases. Full article
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DPD Modelling of the Self- and Co-Assembly of Polymers and Polyelectrolytes in Aqueous Media: Impact on Polymer Science
by Karel Procházka, Zuzana Limpouchová, Miroslav Štěpánek, Karel Šindelka and Martin Lísal
Polymers 2022, 14(3), 404; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14030404 - 20 Jan 2022
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This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics and review the articles on polymer systems published in [...] Read more.
This review article is addressed to a broad community of polymer scientists. We outline and analyse the fundamentals of the dissipative particle dynamics (DPD) simulation method from the point of view of polymer physics and review the articles on polymer systems published in approximately the last two decades, focusing on their impact on macromolecular science. Special attention is devoted to polymer and polyelectrolyte self- and co-assembly and self-organisation and to the problems connected with the implementation of explicit electrostatics in DPD numerical machinery. Critical analysis of the results of a number of successful DPD studies of complex polymer systems published recently documents the importance and suitability of this coarse-grained method for studying polymer systems. Full article
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