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ArticleNature communications2024

Reconfigurable droplet networks.

Shuyi Sun, Shuailong Li, Weixiao Feng, Jiaqiu Luo, Thomas P Russell, Shaowei Shi

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Arrested coalescence in structured liquids.Nature communications · 2026
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  3. Controlled assembly and sophisticated additive manufacturing of macroscopic droplets.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  4. Article
  5. Dynamic Assembly of Microgels and Polymers at Non-Aqueous Liquid/Liquid Interfaces.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shuyi SunState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
Shuailong LiState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
Weixiao FengState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
Jiaqiu LuoState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China.
Thomas P RussellDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA. russell@mail.pse.umass.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-5826
Shaowei ShiState Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, 100029, Beijing, China. shisw@mail.buct.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9869-4340

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22372005National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52173018National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52322310Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality (Beijing Natural Science Foundation) 2222071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Droplet networks stabilized by lipid interfacial bilayers or colloidal particles have been extensively investigated in recent years and are of great interest for compartmentalized reactions and biological functions. However, current design strategies are disadvantaged by complex preparations and limited droplet size. Here, by using the assembly and jamming of cucurbit[8]uril surfactants at the oil-water interface, we show a novel means of preparing droplet networks that are multi-responsive, reconfigurable, and internally connected over macroscopic distances. Openings between the droplets enable the exchange of matter, affording a platform for chemical reactions and material synthesis. Our work requires only a manual compression to construct complex patterns of droplet networks, underscoring the simplicity of this strategy and the range of potential applications.

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PMID38316759
PMCPMC10844234

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