# Clustering changes how charged polymers separate in water, challenging old assumptions

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-22T19:40:10+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-clustering-polymers-assumptions.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/clustering-changes-how-charged-polymers-separate-in-water-challenging--25a6b5/

A polymer science revelation about how liquid mixtures separate could have major implications for human health, metabolism and disease, new research indicates. In a brief report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME) Professor Matthew Tirrell and Freie Universität Berlin Professor Matthias Ball

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