Unexpected Like-Charge Self-Assembly of a Biguanide-Based Antimicrobial Polyelectrolyte

Polyelectrolyte chains dissolved in good solvent are expected to collapse in compact configurations in the presence of multivalent ions. Here, we show that a weakly charged, hydrophilic polyelectrolyte containing biguanide groups self-assembles in water also in the presence of monovalent counterions...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of physical chemistry letters 2016-10, Vol.7 (19), p.3730-3735
Hauptverfasser:	Zaki, Afroditi Maria, Troisi, Alessandro, Carbone, Paola
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Infective Agents - chemistry Biguanides - chemistry Hydrogen Bonding Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Interactions Ions - chemistry Polyelectrolytes - chemistry Thermodynamics Water - chemistry
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