Re-entrant swelling and redissolution of polyelectrolytes arises from an increased electrostatic decay length at high salt concentrations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.06.072
Abstract: HYPOTHESIS A detailed understanding of the influence of electrolytes on the conformation of polyelectrolyte chains is an important goal made challenging by the strong coupling between electrostatic interactions and chain conformation. This challenge is particularly… read more here.
Keywords: electrostatic decay; high salt; salt concentrations; decay length ... See more keywords