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View article: Fast phase prediction of charged polymer blends by white-box machine learning surrogates
Fast phase prediction of charged polymer blends by white-box machine learning surrogates Open
Compatibilized polymer blends are a complex, yet versatile and widespread category of material. When the components of a binary blend are immiscible, they are typically driven towards a macrophase-separated state, but with the introduction…
View article: Entropic Origin of Ionic Interactions in Polar Solvents
Entropic Origin of Ionic Interactions in Polar Solvents Open
Implicit solvent models that reduce solvent degrees of freedom into effective interaction potentials are widely used in the study of soft materials and biophysical systems. For electrolyte and polyelectrolyte solutions, coarse-graining the…
View article: Thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions near charged surfaces: Constant surface charge vs constant surface potential
Thermodynamics of electrolyte solutions near charged surfaces: Constant surface charge vs constant surface potential Open
Electric double layers are ubiquitous in science and engineering and are of current interest, owing to their applications in the stabilization of colloidal suspensions and as supercapacitors. While the structure and properties of electric …
View article: Wetting behavior of polyelectrolyte complex coacervates on solid surfaces
Wetting behavior of polyelectrolyte complex coacervates on solid surfaces Open
Wetting transitions and contact angles for polyelectrolyte complex coacervates are explored using a mean-field theory. An applied electrostatic surface potential can dramatically improve wettability, depending on the polymer–substrate affi…
View article: Electrostatic Correlations and Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Constant Can Model LCST in Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervation
Electrostatic Correlations and Temperature-Dependent Dielectric Constant Can Model LCST in Polyelectrolyte Complex Coacervation Open
The ability of polyelectrolytes to condense into a liquidlike, polyelectrolyte-rich phase out of a dilute supernatant phase through complex coacervation has led to fascinating phenomena, such as membraneless organelles and self-assembled c…
View article: Preferential Ion Adsorption in Blue Energy Applications
Preferential Ion Adsorption in Blue Energy Applications Open
The available blue energy (or salinity gradient energy) in a capacitive double-layer expansion (CDLE) process is directly determined by the interplay between adsorption and release of ions from the electrodes at different salt concentratio…
View article: Nonelectrostatic Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes and Mediated Interactions between Solid Surfaces
Nonelectrostatic Adsorption of Polyelectrolytes and Mediated Interactions between Solid Surfaces Open
Polymer-mediated interaction between two solid surfaces is directly connected to the properties of the adsorbed polymer layers. Nonelectrostatic interactions with a surface can significantly impact the adsorption of polyelectrolytes to cha…
View article: The development of a comprehensive toolbox based on multi-level, high-throughput screening of MOFs for CO/N<sub>2</sub>separations
The development of a comprehensive toolbox based on multi-level, high-throughput screening of MOFs for CO/N<sub>2</sub>separations Open
The separation of challenging mixtures through adsorption is a multidimensional problem that requires a holistic approach. Our toolbox combines experiments, molecular and process simulations with data visualization to find optimal, porous …
View article: Wiz: A Web-Based Tool for Interactive Visualization of Big Data
Wiz: A Web-Based Tool for Interactive Visualization of Big Data Open
In an age of information, visualizing and discerning meaning from data is as important as its collection. Interactive data visualization addresses both fronts by allowing researchers to explore data beyond what static images can offer. Her…
View article: Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels
Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels Open
The scalable production of uniformly distributed graphene (GR)-based composite materials remains a sizable challenge. While GR-polymer nanocomposites can be manufactured at large scale, processing limitations result in poor control over th…
View article: Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels
Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels Open
The scalable production of uniformly distributed graphene (GR)-based composite materials remains a sizable challenge. While GR-polymer nanocomposites can be manufactured at large scale, processing limitations result in poor control over th…
View article: Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels
Cucurbit[8]uril-Derived Graphene Hydrogels Open
The scalable production of uniformly distributed graphene (GR)-based composite materials remains a sizable challenge. While GR-polymer nanocomposites can be manufactured at large scale, processing limitations result in poor control over th…