There is currently much research in using biocompatible polyelectrolytes for implant coatings, for controlled drug release, and other applications.
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This makes PAAs polyelectrolytes, with the ability to absorb and retain water and swell to many times their original volume.
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When an ionic compound is dissolved in the solvent, the ions act to screen the charges on the polyelectrolyte chains.
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Polyelectrolyte films and ultrathin ( less than 5 nm ) of electroactive polymers have been deposited on planar substrates using this method.
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Polyelectrolytes will be much more soluble in polar solvents due to the charge on the polymer backbone and will spread out more.
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Because polyelectrolytes may be ?-lactoglobulin ( ?-Lg ), a globular protein, and pectin, an anionic polysaccharide.
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Since the polyelectrolyte dissociation releases counter-ions, this necessarily affects the solution's ionic strength, and therefore the Debye length.
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In another simple and facile approach where electrostatic interactions are utilized, ionic polyelectrolytes are deposited on CNTs so as to attract charged nanoparticles.
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In addition to surfactants, nanoparticles can also help stabilize the emulsion by also providing a charged interface for the polyelectrolyte to adsorb on.
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Statistical field theories are widely used to describe systems in polymer physics or biophysics, such as polymer films, nanostructured block copolymers or polyelectrolytes.
