Depending upon quenching temperature and composition, liquid-liquid phase separation in polymer solutions will occur either by nucleation and growth or by the spinodal decomposition. Both mechanisms occur in the
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a captivating phenomenon in which a uniform mixture spontaneously divides into two liquid phases with differing component concentrations. It is prevalent in soft matter, is observed in systems involving polymers, organic molecules, and proteins, and is influence...
We have studied the phase separation process in a mixture of a liquid crystal material and two different monomers undergoing a polymerization process. Phase equilibrium was theoretically analysed using a Van der Waals free energy density approach. Results indicate that the more slowly reacting monomer ...
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Liquid liquid phase separation (LLPS) as the mechanism that underlies formation of membraneless compartments and macromolecular assemblies in cells is a rapidly evolving field, which can potentially revolutionize our understanding of how cellular processes and biological systems function. To help advance ...
The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules in solution is a ubiquitous process in both natural and synthetic systems. The ability to effectively control the structure and properties of these systems is essential for tuning the quality of their functional
她即将加入西湖大学 | 近日,荷兰埃因霍温理工大学E. W. Meijer教授团队在Nature期刊发表题为“Supramolecular polymers form tactoids through liquid–liquid phase separation”的研究论文,该研究发现超分子聚合物可通过液-液相分离形成类晶簇,并认为超分子的液液相分离行为可以成为一种通用方法,用来制造与细胞和组织有动态...
We investigate phase separation kinetics of main-chain liquid crystalline polymers (LCP's) by numerical calculations based on a continuum description. We introduce two order parameters, the density and the orientational order of LCP's and construct a set of time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau equations ...
This review is concerned with the process of liquid-phase separation in glass-forming systems. In the first part a general account of phase equilibria is presented together with a discussion of the thermodynamic behaviour of systems exhibiting liquid-liquid immiscibility. The estimation of free energie...
Liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS) is a novel principle for explaining the precise spatial and temporal regulation in living cells. LLPS compartmentalizes proteins and nucleic acids into micron-scale, liquid-like, membraneless bodies with specific functions, which were recently termed biomolecular ...