Publications by authors named "Heewoon Shin"
ACS Macro Lett
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- - Complex coacervation is a process where oppositely charged polymers separate into two phases: one rich in polymers and one poor in them, typically studied in water due to polyelectrolytes' limited solubility.
- - Researchers created two specialized polymerized ionic liquids (PILs), which can dissolve in various organic solvents with different dielectric constants, allowing them to explore how solvent properties affect coacervation.
- - They found that the phase behavior of these PILs is mostly similar across different organic solvents, with only certain protic solvents showing low salt resistance, attributed to strong hydrogen bonding rather than dielectric effects.
