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POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 38, Issue 12, Pages 1211-1219Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2006125
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polyelectrolyte gel; electrostatic potential; protein diffusion; oppositely charged surfactant; double network (DN) gel; cell scaffold
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Polyelectrolyte gels are charged polymer networks with macro-ions fixed on polymer chains. This present paper introduces fundamental aspects, properties and application of negatively charged polyelectrolyte gels, focusing on the electrical properties of polyelectrolyte gels, diffusion of proteins in polyelectrolyte gels, interactions between polyelectrolyte gels and oppositely charged molecules, and mechanical strength of polyelectrolyte based gels. These characteristic properties of polyelectrolyte gels have considerable potential for applications, such as soft and wet scaffolds of cells, soft actuators and replacement of biological tissues.
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