Compliant clients: catechols exhibit enhanced solubility and stability in diverse complex coacervates

• Main Authors: Li, Meng, Mirshafian, Razieh, Wang, Jining, Mohanram, Harini, Ahn, Kollbe Ando, Hosseinzadeh, Shayan, Pervushin, Konstantin, Waite, J. Herbert, Yu, Jing
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering; Phase-behavior; Adhesion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171276
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Polyelectrolyte coacervates, with their greater-than-water density, low interfacial energy, shear thinning viscosity, and ability to undergo structural arrest, mediate the formation of diverse load-bearing macromolecular materials in living organisms as well as in industrial material fabrication. Co...