Polyelectrolyte Complexes and Biomolecular Condensates I

Presentations

• Understanding the Effect of Stereochemistry on Peptide-based Polyelectrolyte Complexation

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 16, 2026, 8:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Kaleb B Chan

    • University of Virginia

  Authors

  • Kaleb B Chan

    • University of Virginia

  • Phillip A Taylor

    • University of Virginia

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• Charge Stabilization and Dynamics in Polyelectrolyte Phase Separation

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 8:12 AM – March 16, 2026, 8:24 AM

  Presenters

  • J. Pedro de Souza

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • J. Pedro de Souza

    • Princeton University

  • Andrew Vodinh-Ho

    • Princeton University

  • Howard A Stone

    • Princeton University

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• Design Principles for Polyelectrolyte Complex Micelles: Insights from Thermodynamics and Structure

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 8:24 AM – March 16, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Vishnu Dharmaraj

    • University of Chicago

  Authors

  • Vishnu Dharmaraj

    • University of Chicago

  • Yun Fang

    • University of Chicago

  • Matthew V Tirrell

    • University of Chicago
    • The University of Chicago

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• Models for Correlation-Based Attractions in Particle-Polymer Coacervation

  ORAL · Invited

  March 16, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 16, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Charles E Sing

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  Authors

  • Sirikarn Phuangthong

    • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Yun-Ju Chen

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Charles E Sing

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Molecular Drivers of Oligonucleotide Polyelectrolyte Complex Assembly, Stability, and Dynamics

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 16, 2026, 9:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Aasim F Hussain

    • University of Texas at Austin

  Authors

  • Aasim F Hussain

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Emily H Kim

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • John M Sansalone

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Amrita J Arora

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Joshua D Scheel

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Khaled AboulFotouh

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Edward Zhuang

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Ysabel Palacios

    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Narayana R Aluru

    • The University of Texas at Austin
    • University of Texas at Austin

  • Alexander E Marras

    • University of Texas at Austin

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• Nano-coacervates from in-situ Polymerization of Dipolar-driven Mesomorphic State surviving in harsh environments

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 9:24 AM – March 16, 2026, 9:36 AM

  Presenters

  • Di Jia

    • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  Authors

  • Di Jia

    • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Ming Lun Li

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Yiming Yang

    • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

  • Yusen Jie

    • Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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• Eletrical modulation of glass transtion in polyelectrolyte complexes

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 9:36 AM – March 16, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Hyeong Jun Kim

    • Sogang University

  Authors

  • Hyeong Jun Kim

    • Sogang University

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• Swelling equilibria, dynamics, and rheology of charged coacervate gels

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Cheng-Han Li

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Authors

  • Cheng-Han Li

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Kuo Chen

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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• Interpretable prediction of multicomponent IDR phase separation with quantitative accuracy

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Zhuang Liu

    • Princeton University

  Authors

  • Zhuang Liu

    • Princeton University

  • Beijia Yuan

    • Princeton University

  • William M Jacobs

    • Princeton University

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• Unconventional Structure-Dynamics Coupling in Polyzwitterion- Polyelectrolyte Aqueous Mixtures

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 10:12 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • Siao-Fong Li

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  Authors

  • Siao-Fong Li

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Panagiotis Christakopoulos

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Jan-Michael Y Carrillo

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Piotr A Zolnierczuk

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  • Rajeev Kumar

    • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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• Sticky Interactions Govern Sequence-Dependent Dynamics in Biomolecular Condensates

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:36 AM

  Publication: Muthukumar, Keerthivasan, Dinesh Sundaravadivelu Devarajan, Young C. Kim, and Jeetain Mittal. "Sticky Interactions Govern Sequence-Dependent Dynamics in Biomolecular Condensates." bioRxiv (2025): 2025-07.

  Presenters

  • Keerthivasan Muthukumar

    • Texas A&M University

  Authors

  • Keerthivasan Muthukumar

    • Texas A&M University

  • Dinesh Sundaravadivelu Devarajan

    • Texas A&M University

  • Youngchan Kim

    • U.S. Naval Research Laboratory

  • Jeetain Mittal

    • Texas A&M University

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• Hierarchical Dynamics of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Biomolecular Condensates

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 10:36 AM – March 16, 2026, 10:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

  Authors

  • Murugappan Muthukumar

    • University of Massachusetts Amherst

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• Impact of Charge Placement on Polymer Blend Compatibilization

  ORAL

  March 16, 2026, 10:48 AM – March 16, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Jerrick Edmund

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  Authors

  • Jerrick Edmund

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Haley K Beech

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Christopher Balzer

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Dan Sun

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • KeRay Chen

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Glenn H Fredrickson

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Craig J Hawker

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

  • Rachel A Segalman

    • University of California, Santa Barbara

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