Dynamics of Polyelectrolytes

Dear Colleagues,

Polyelectrolytes are ionisable polymers, exhibiting both polymeric and electrolyte characteristics in solutions. The morphological diversity of chains and complexity in ion distributions make polyelectrolyte behaviour very difficult to predict. Understanding polyelectrolyte systems remains one of the most challenging problems in polymer physics.

This Special Issue aims to provide a platform discussing the dynamics of polyelectrolytes. Original papers and critical reviews on recent progresses of various dynamical properties of polyelectrolytes in solutions, melts or complexations are welcome for submission. Vast research topics can be addressed in this category, for example, the study of transport properties (diffusion, viscosity, etc.) of polyelectrolyte solutions, effect of the addition of salt and polymer concentrations, ionic structures and motions, relaxation time and chain correlation, adsorption of polyelectrolytes, dynamics of polyelectrolyte complexes, ionized polymers under flows, gel electrophoresis, electrophoretic mobility, dielectrophoresis, dynamics of charged chains in confined spaces, polyelectrolyte translocation, packing and ejection of polyelectrolytes, dynamics of polymers of diverse architectures such as ring or star polyelectrolytes, polyampholytes, tethered polyelectrolytes, polyelectrolyte brushes,  and so on.

Contributions focusing on experimental research into polyelectrolyte dynamics, simulations devoting on understanding the details of various mechanisms, theoretical studies explaining the phenomena and fundamental concepts, articles reporting advances using the state-of-the-art in the related fields and applications, etc. are all welcome.

Prof. Pai-Yi Hsiao
Guest Editor

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