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We consider the complexation of highly charged semiflexible polyelectrolyteswith oppositely charged macroions. On the basis of scaling arguments we discusshow the resulting complexes depend on the persistence length of thepolyelectrolyte, the salt concentration, and the sizes and charges of the chainand the macroions. We study first the case of complexation with a single sphereand calculate the wrapping length of the chain. We then extend ourconsiderations to complexes involving many wrapped spheres and studycooperative effects. The mechanical properties of such a complex under anexternal deformation are evaluated.Comment: 16 pages, submitted to J. Chem. Phy

Electrostatic complexation of spheres and chains under elastic stress