Polymer micromaterials in a liquid or gel phase covered with a surfactant membrane are
widely used materials in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and foods. In particular, cell-sized …

A large fraction of soluble protein within the interior of living cells may reversibly associate
with structural elements, including proteinaceous fibers and phospholipid membranes. In …

Motile droplets using Marangoni convection are attracting attention for their potential as cell-
mimicking small robots. However, the motion of droplets relative to the internal and external …

Fluorescence-based nucleic acid assays frequently exhibit a feeble signal at low analyte
concentrations, necessitating complex, expensive methods such as the development of …

DNA is an excellent material for constructing self‐assembled nano/microstructures. Owing to
the widespread use of DNA as a building block in laboratories and industry, it is desirable to …

It was found that stable cell-sized droplets entrapping DNA molecules are spontaneously
generated through micro segregation. To clarify the mechanism, we performed …

By facilitating a water/water phase separation (w/wPS), crowded biopolymers in cells form
droplets that contribute to the spatial localization of biological components and their …

Liquid–liquid phase separation plays a prominent role in the physics of life, providing the
cells with various membrane-less compartments. These structures exhibit a range of …

Abstract We conduct Monte Carlo simulation for a simple model to elucidate alignments of
multiple rigid rods confined within a rigid spherical cavity under crowding. For rods shorter …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) genome architecture is characterized by multi-scale
patterns and plays an essential role in gene regulation. Chromatin conformation capturing …