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Simulations Explain the Swelling Behavior of Hydrogels with Alternating Neutral and Weakly Acidic Blocks by Beyer, David, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

“…We used computer simulations to study the equilibrium swelling of weak (pH-responsive) polyelectrolyte hydrogels as a function of pH and salt concentration in…”
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Modeling of Polyelectrolyte Gels in Equilibrium with Salt Solutions by Košovan, Peter, Richter, Tobias, Holm, Christian

“…We use hybrid molecular dynamics/Monte Carlo simulations and coarse-grained polymer models to study the swelling of polyelectrolyte gels in salt solutions…”
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Both Charge-Regulation and Charge-Patch Distribution Can Drive Adsorption on the Wrong Side of the Isoelectric Point by Lunkad, Raju, Barroso da Silva, Fernando L, Košovan, Peter

“…The mechanism of protein–polyelectrolyte complexation on the wrong side of the isoelectric point has long puzzled researchers. Two alternative explanations…”
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Electrostatically Cross-Linked Reversible GelsEffects of pH and Ionic Strength by Staňo, Roman, Košovan, Peter, Tagliabue, Andrea, Holm, Christian

“…Mixing of oppositely charged macromolecules can, under certain conditions, lead to the formation of electrostatically cross-linked coacervate gels. In this…”
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The pH-Dependent Swelling of Weak Polyelectrolyte Hydrogels Modeled at Different Levels of Resolution by Landsgesell, Jonas, Beyer, David, Hebbeker, Pascal, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

“…The swelling of polyelectrolyte hydrogels has been often explained using simple models derived from the Flory–Rehner model. While these models qualitatively…”
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On the efficiency of a hydrogel-based desalination cycle by Richter, Tobias, Landsgesell, Jonas, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

“…Polyelectrolyte based hydrogels swollen in seawater can release partially desalinated water under compression, and hence can be used as desalination agents. We…”
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Sequestration of Small Ions and Weak Acids and Bases by a Polyelectrolyte Complex Studied by Simulation and Experiment by Staňo, Roman, van Lente, Jéré J., Lindhoud, Saskia, Košovan, Peter

“…Mixing of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes can result in phase separation into a polymer-poor supernatant and a polymer-rich polyelectrolyte complex (PEC)…”
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Modeling of weak polyelectrolyte hydrogels under compression – Implications for water desalination by Rud, Oleg V., Landsgesell, Jonas, Holm, Christian, Košovan, Peter

“…Hydrogels immersed in salty solutions induce partitioning of small ions that can be exploited for water desalination. This partitioning also affects the H+…”
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Coarse-grained simulations of an ionic liquid-based capacitor: I. Density, ion size, and valency effects by Breitsprecher, Konrad, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

“…We introduce a hierarchy of generic coarse-grained models of ionic liquids of increasing complexity. We use them in molecular dynamics simulations to study the…”
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Correction to “Grand-Reaction Method for Simulations of Ionization Equilibria Coupled to Ion Partitioning” by Beyer, David, Landsgesell, Jonas, Hebbeker, Pascal, Rud, Oleg, Lunkad, Raju, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

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Thermodynamic model for a reversible desalination cycle using weak polyelectrolyte hydrogels by Rud, Oleg, Borisov, Oleg, Košovan, Peter

“…The recently proposed use of hydrogels for water desalination is based on the decrease of salt concentration in the gel upon compression. In the first…”
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Coarse-grained simulations of an ionic liquid-based capacitor: II. Asymmetry in ion shape and charge localization by Breitsprecher, Konrad, Košovan, Peter, Holm, Christian

“…In this work, which is a continuation of part I, we introduce a primitive model for an ionic liquid (IL) that can account for the planar shape of cations…”
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Local pH and Effective pK of a Polyelectrolyte Chain: Two Names for One Quantity? by Murmiliuk, Anastasiia, Košovan, Peter, Janata, Miroslav, Procházka, Karel, Uhlík, Filip, Štěpánek, Miroslav

“…In recent experiments, the “local pH” near polyelectrolyte chains was determined from the shift in the effective acidity constant of fluorescent pH indicators…”
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Anionically Functionalized Glycogen Encapsulates Melittin by Multivalent Interaction by Zhukouskaya, Hanna, Blanco, Pablo M., Černochová, Zulfiya, Čtveráčková, Lucie, Staňo, Roman, Pavlova, Ewa, Vetrík, Miroslav, Černoch, Peter, Filipová, Marcela, Šlouf, Miroslav, Štěpánek, Miroslav, Hrubý, Martin, Košovan, Peter, Pánek, Jiří

“…We developed acid-functionalized glycogen conjugates as supramolecular carriers for efficient encapsulation and inhibition of a model cationic peptide…”
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Dynamics in Stimuli-Responsive Poly(N‑isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogel Layers As Revealed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy by Vagias, Apostolos, Košovan, Peter, Koynov, Kaloian, Holm, Christian, Butt, Hans-Jürgen, Fytas, George

“…We employ fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to study the translational mobility of molecular tracers in stimuli-responsive grafted…”
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Modeling of Ionization and Conformations of Starlike Weak Polyelectrolytes by Uhlík, Filip, Košovan, Peter, Limpouchová, Zuzana, Procházka, Karel, Borisov, Oleg V, Leermakers, Frans A. M

“…The target of this work is to study conformational properties of starlike polyelectrolytes with pH-sensitive (annealed) dissociation in salt-free solutions. We…”
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Interactions of star-like polyelectrolyte micelles with hydrophobic counterions by Fernandez-Alvarez, Roberto, Nová, Lucie, Uhlík, Filip, Kereïche, Sami, Uchman, Mariusz, Košovan, Peter, Matějíček, Pavel

“…[Display omitted] Hydrophobicity of a counterion has a profound effect on the interaction with polyelectrolytes similar to that of multivalency. Specifically,…”
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Role of pKA in Charge Regulation and Conformation of Various Peptide Sequences by Lunkad, Raju, Murmiliuk, Anastasiia, Tošner, Zdeněk, Štěpánek, Miroslav, Košovan, Peter

“…Peptides containing amino acids with ionisable side chains represent a typical example of weak ampholytes, that is, molecules with multiple titratable acid and…”
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Polymers in focus: fluorescence correlation spectroscopy by Papadakis, Christine M., Košovan, Peter, Richtering, Walter, Wöll, Dominik

“…Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy has been increasingly used in polymer science. In the present perspective, the principles of the method are briefly…”
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Correction to Modeling of Polyelectrolyte Gels in Equilibrium with Salt Solutions by Košovan, Peter, Richter, Tobias, Holm, Christian

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