Spontaneous water-on-water spreading of polyelectrolyte membranes inspired by skin formation

Sihan Tang; Jiang Gong; Yunsong Shi; Shifeng Wen; Qiang Zhao

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30973-6

Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Spontaneous water-on-water spreading of polyelectrolyte membranes inspired by skin formation

Sihan Tang,
Jiang Gong,
Yunsong Shi,
Shifeng Wen,
Qiang Zhao

Affiliations

Sihan Tang: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jiang Gong: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Yunsong Shi: Department of Orthopaedics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Shifeng Wen: State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Qiang Zhao: Key Laboratory of Material Chemistry for Energy Conversion and Storage (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30973-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Stable interfaces between immiscible solvents are crucial for chemical synthesis and assembly, but interfaces between miscible solvents have been less explored. Here the authors report the spontaneous water-on-water spreading and self-assembly of polyelectrolytes.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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