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Anti-Viral Surfaces in the Fight against the Spread of Coronaviruses

Membranes, 2023
This review is conducted against the background of nanotechnology, which provides us with a chance to effectively combat the spread of coronaviruses, and which primarily concerns polyelectrolytes and their usability for obtaining protective function ...
Angelika Kwiatkowska, Ludomira H. Granicka   +1 more
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Novel benzimidazole-based conjugated polyelectrolytes: synthesis, solution photophysics and fluorescent sensing of metal ions

e-Polymers, 2020
Two benzimidazole-based conjugated polyelectrolytes (+)-PPBIPV and (-)-PPBIPV which have opposite charges on their side chains were synthesized via Heck coupling reaction and characterized by 1H-NMR, UV-vis and PL spectroscopy. These two polyelectrolytes
Wei Yuhan, Xu Lei, He Shengjiao, Li Chenglei, Wu Qi, Zeng Xianyin, Wang Hanguang, Liu Kuan   +7 more
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Polyelectrolytes Near Solid Surfaces [PDF]

, 2023
Polyelectrolytes are ubiquitous in nature and in the products we use daily. The combination of their connectivity and charge lead to many useful properties in solution and near surfaces.
Balzer, Christopher James
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Controlling the Interaction between Starchy Polyelectrolyte Layers for Adjusting Protein Release from Nanocapsules in a Simulated Gastrointestinal Tract

Foods, 2022
Orally delivered bioactive proteins face great challenges in the harsh environment of the upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) in the field of functional foods based on bioactive proteins.
Yingying Li, Ying He, Xiaoxi Li
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Polyelectrolyte multilayer films as backflushable nanofiltration membranes with tunable hydrophilicity and surface charge [PDF]

, 2010
A diverse set of supported polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) membranes with controllable surface charge, hydrophilicity, and permeability to water and salt was designed by choosing constituent polyelectrolytes and by adjusting conditions of their ...
Shan, Wenqian, L, Merlin, Bruening, Bacchin, Patrice, Aimar, Pierre, Tarabara, Volodymyr V., V, Volodymyr, Tarabara, Bruening, Merlin L.   +6 more
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Self‐Solidifying Active Droplets Showing Memory‐Induced Chirality

Advanced Science, 2023
Most synthetic microswimmers do not reach the autonomy of their biological counterparts in terms of energy supply and diversity of motions. Here, this work reports the first all‐aqueous droplet swimmer powered by self‐generated polyelectrolyte gradients,
Kai Feng, José Carlos Ureña Marcos, Aritra K. Mukhopadhyay, Ran Niu, Qiang Zhao, Jinping Qu, Benno Liebchen   +6 more
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Ultrasounds Energy as an Agent of Polyelectrolyte Modification Prior to Sewage Sludge Conditioning

Energies, 2021
The presented research concerned the phenomenon of polyelectrolyte changes resulting from modification by applying the ultrasonic field. The main aim of this research was to determine the activation degree of this macromolecular chemical compound and its
Lidia Wolny, Paweł Wolski
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Polysaccharide-Based Multilayer Nano-Emulsions Loaded with Oregano Oil: Production, Characterization, and In Vitro Digestion Assessment

Nanomaterials, 2021
The food industry has increased its interest in using “consumer-friendly” and natural ingredients to produce food products. In the case of emulsifiers, one of the possibilities is to use biopolymers with emulsification capacity, such as octenyl succinic ...
Luz Espinosa-Sandoval, Claudia Ochoa-Martínez, Alfredo Ayala-Aponte, Lorenzo Pastrana, Catarina Gonçalves, Miguel A. Cerqueira   +5 more
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The critical micelle concentration as a key determinant in shampoo formulations: Enhanced bioactivity with maintained performance

Next Materials
Hypothesis: We hypothesized that determining the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) and formulating a shampoo at this precise concentration would provide equivalent cleaning and foaming performance to a conventional ...
Mohammed Islam Charaf Eddine Hasnaoui, Abdelaali Belaid, Souheyla Bouayed-Agha, Hafsa Dellaoui, Oussama Bouras, Ahmed Chelihi, Brahim Bouras   +6 more
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Metallo-polyelectrolytes as a class of ionic macromolecules for functional materials

Nature Communications, 2018
Polyelectrolytes are a class of macromolecules containing charged groups. Here the authors review properties and functions of metallo-polyelectrolytes to shed light on how to harness fundamental physiochemical properties for applications in biomedical ...
Tianyu Zhu, Ye Sha, Jing Yan, Parasmani Pageni, Md Anisur Rahman, Yi Yan, Chuanbing Tang   +6 more
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