ArticleACS macro letters2024
Periodic Alignment of Binary Droplets via a Microphase Separation of a Tripolymer Solution under Tubular Confinement.
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- A tunable aqueous architecture modulates functional output in biomolecular condensates.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- A Facile Platform for One-Step Generation of Uniform Microdroplets through Dehydration-Driven Phase Separation in Microfluidics.Small methods · 2026Article
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Abstract
We report the spontaneous formation of a characteristic periodic pattern through the phase separation of a tripolymer solution comprising polyethylene-glycol (PEG)/dextran (DEX)/gelatin. When this tripolymer solution is introduced into a glass capillary with a PEG-coated inner surface, we observe the time-dependent growth of microphase separation. Remarkably, a self-organized, periodic alignment of DEX- and gelatin-rich microdroplets ensues, surrounded by a PEG-rich phase. This pattern demonstrates considerable stability, enduring for at least 8 h. The fundamental characteristics of the experimentally observed periodic alignment are successfully replicated via numerical simulations using a Cahn-Hilliard model underpinned by a set of simple, theoretically derived equations. We propose that this type of kinetically stabilized periodic patterning can be produced across a broad range of phase-separation systems by selecting appropriate boundary conditions such as at the surface within a narrow channel.
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