polyelectrolyte complex

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07222
Neutral polymer-polymer complex composed of macromolecules carrying charges of opposite sign causing the macromolecules to be bound together by electrostatic interactions.
Note:
A @P04728@ complex is also called a polysalt. Use of this term is not recommended.
Source:
PAC, 2006, 78, 2067. (Terminology of polymers containing ionizable or ionic groups and of polymers containing ions (IUPAC Recommendations 2006)) on page 2073 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'polyelectrolyte complex' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.PT07222 RIS BibTex EndNote
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