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. 2021 Jun 23;125(26):7076–7089. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c01258

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Dynamics of polyelectrolyte complex micelles (PCMs). (A) Chemical structures of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(vinyl benzyl trimethylammonium chloride) (PEO-b-PVBTMA, boxed in red), sodium poly(acrylate) (PAA, boxed in blue), poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PEO-b-PSS, boxed in blue), and poly(sodium 4-styrenesulfonate) (PSS, boxed in blue). (B) Illustration of the relevant time and length scales investigated in PCM formation (purple), chain exchange (green), and disassembly (orange), ranging from milliseconds to minutes using small-angle X-ray scattering, cryogenic electron microscopy, and dynamic light scattering.