System/ d (nm)
Interaction at
pH
c
pH
Φ
pH
prep
GA-GB/ 28.0
3.15/ Surface patch
5.9/ Electrostatic
6.9/ Electrostatic
GA-Chitosan/ 230.0
4.6/ Surface patch
6.7/ Surface patch
8.0/ Surface patch
GB- Chitosan/ 230.0
3.6/ Surface patch
5.6/ Surface patch
7.9/ Electrostatic
GB- Agar/ 60.0
7.6/ Surface patch
6.3/ Electrostatic
4.3/ Electrostatic
Table 4:
Comparison of interaction pH-values (pH
c
, pH
Φ
and pH
prep
) and interaction type and inter atomic distance of different Complex coacervates without salt. Reproduced with permission from Elsevier [95].