Metallo-polyelectrolytes as a class of ionic macromolecules for functional materials

Tianyu Zhu, Ye Sha, Jing Yan, Parasmani Pageni, Md Anisur Rahman, Yi Yan () and Chuanbing Tang ()
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Tianyu Zhu: University of South Carolina
Ye Sha: University of South Carolina
Jing Yan: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Parasmani Pageni: University of South Carolina
Md Anisur Rahman: University of South Carolina
Yi Yan: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Chuanbing Tang: University of South Carolina

Nature Communications, 2018, vol. 9, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Abstract The fields of soft polymers and macromolecular sciences have enjoyed a unique combination of metals and organic frameworks in the name of metallopolymers or organometallic polymers. When metallopolymers carry charged groups, they form a class of metal-containing polyelectrolytes or metallo-polyelectrolytes. This review identifies the unique properties and functions of metallo-polyelectrolytes compared with conventional organo-polyelectrolytes, in the hope of shedding light on the formation of functional materials with intriguing applications and potential benefits. It concludes with a critical perspective on the challenges and hurdles for metallo-polyelectrolytes, especially experimental quantitative analysis and theoretical modeling of ionic binding.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06475-9

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