Complexation of two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes

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Abstract

Existence of both polycation and polyanion in a solution will lead to complexation. We investigate both dynamics and the steady state solution for complexation of two oppositely charged polyelectrolytes in a salty solution. By use of Smoluchowski equation, both dynamic and steady-state properties of a complexation event occurring were studied.

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Authors

  • Hamidreza Shojaei

    University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst MA 01003, University of Massachusetts