Charge symmetry broken complex coacervation

Liquid-liquid phase separation has emerged as one of the important paradigms in the chemical physics as well as biophysics of charged macromolecular systems. We elucidate an equilibrium phase separation mechanism based on charge regulation, i.e., protonation-deprotonation equilibria controlled by pH...

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Main Authors: Arghya Majee, Markus Bier, Ralf Blossey, Rudolf Podgornik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2020-12-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.043417