3 papers
cond-mat.soft2020
Surface tensiometry of phase separated protein and polymer droplets by the sessile drop method
Mahdiye Ijavi, Robert W. Style, Leonidas Emmanouilidis +7
Phase separated macromolecules play essential roles in many biological and synthetic systems. Physical characterization of these systems can be challenging because of limited sampl…
cond-mat.soft2018
Salt-dependent rheology and surface tension of protein condensates using optical traps
Louise M. Jawerth, Mahdiye Ijavi, Martine Ruer +5
An increasing number of proteins with intrinsically disordered domains have been shown to phase separate in buffer to form liquid-like phases. These protein condensates serve as si…
cond-mat.soft2017
Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in an Elastic Network
Robert W. Style, Tianqi Sai, Nicoló Fanelli +5
Living and engineered systems rely on the stable coexistence of two interspersed liquid phases. Yet surface tension drives their complete separation. Here we show that stable dropl…