Hydrogels as functional components in artificial cell systems

ME Allen, JW Hindley, DK Baxani, O Ces… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various
molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and …

[HTML][HTML] Synthetic and biopolymeric microgels: Review of similarities and difference in behaviour in bulk phases and at interfaces

DZ Akgonullu, BS Murray, SD Connell, Y Fang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses the current knowledge of interfacial and bulk interactions of
biopolymeric microgels in relation to the well-established properties of synthetic microgels …

Multistep desolvation as a fundamental principle governing peptide self-assembly through liquid–liquid phase separation

C Yuan, R Xing, J Cui, W Fan, J Li, X Yan - CCS Chemistry, 2024 - chinesechemsoc.org
Biomolecular self-assembly based on peptides and proteins is a general phenomenon
encountered in natural and synthetic systems. Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is …

Recent advances in microgels: from biomolecules to functionality

Y Xu, H Zhu, A Denduluri, Y Ou, NA Erkamp, R Qi… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The emerging applications of hydrogel materials at different length scales, in areas ranging
from sustainability to health, have driven the progress in the design and manufacturing of …

Aqueous two-phase emulsions toward biologically relevant applications

C Wang, Z Zhang, Q Wang, J Wang, L Shang - Trends in Chemistry, 2023 - cell.com
Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) are formed by the phase separation of immiscible
aqueous solutions with above-critical concentrations. Particularly, ATPS emulsions have …

Dynamical behaviors of oscillating metallosurfactant coacervate microdroplets under redox stress

Y Yan, W Mu, H Li, C Song, Y Qiao, Y Lin - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Living systems create complex structures and functions by mastering self‐organization in a
variety of equilibrium and non‐equilibrium states. Mimicking the dynamical phenomena with …

Controlling Drug Partitioning in Individual Protein Condensates through Laser-Induced Microscale Phase Transitions

A Leppert, J Feng, V Railaite… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Gelation of protein condensates formed by liquid–liquid phase separation occurs in a wide
range of biological contexts, from the assembly of biomaterials to the formation of fibrillar …

Biomaterials for microfluidic technology

Z Chen, Z Lv, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, W Cui - Materials Futures, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Micro/nanomaterial-based drug and cell delivery systems play an important role in
biomedical fields for their injectability and targeting. Microfluidics is a rapidly developing …

Biomolecular liquid–liquid phase separation for biotechnology

S Shil, M Tsuruta, K Kawauchi, D Miyoshi - BioTech, 2023 - mdpi.com
The liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) of biomolecules induces condensed assemblies
called liquid droplets or membrane-less organelles. In contrast to organelles with lipid …

A mobile DNA sequence could explain tail loss in humans and apes

MK Konkel, EL Casanova - 2024 - nature.com
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