3 papers
cond-mat.soft2023
Marangoni droplets of dextran in PEG solution and its motile change due to coil-globule transition of coexisting DNA
Tomohiro Furuki, Hiroki Sakuta, Naoya Yanagisawa +4
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…
cond-mat.soft2023★ 15 cited
Cell-sized confinements alter molecular diffusion in concentrated polymer solutions due to length-dependent wetting of polymers
Yuki Kanakubo, Chiho Watanabe, Johtaro Yamamoto +3
Living cells are characterized by the micrometric confinement of various macromolecules at high concentrations. Using droplets containing binary polymer blends as artificial cells,…
cond-mat.soft2022
Confinement-induced fractionation and liquid-liquid phase separation of polymer mixtures
Arash Nikoubashman, Miho Yanagisawa
The formation of (bio)molecular condensates via liquid-liquid phase separation in cells has received increasing attention, as these coacervates play important functional and regula…