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ArticleNature communications2024

Thermo-responsive aqueous two-phase system for two-level compartmentalization.

Huanqing Cui, Yage Zhang, Sihan Liu, Yang Cao, Qingming Ma, Yuan Liu, Haisong Lin, Chang Li, Yang Xiao, Sammer Ul Hassan and 1 more

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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 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nanomaterial Integration at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces for Green Catalysis.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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  2. Thermal responsive RhNature communications · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Huanqing CuiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-0804-5890
Yage ZhangAdvanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong (SAR), China.
Sihan LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0003-4626-4354
Yang CaoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-0813-2740
Qingming MaSchool of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, 266071, Qingdao, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9026-2706
Yuan LiuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0001-6107-7560
Haisong LinDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.ORCID 0000-0002-5684-6385
Chang LiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.
Yang XiaoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.
Sammer Ul HassanDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China.
Ho Cheung ShumDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (SAR), China. ashum@hku.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-6365-8825

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22302128National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 52003287National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. N_HKU718/19Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) Nos. 17317322, 17306221, 17306820, C7165-20GF
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hierarchical compartmentalization responding to changes in intracellular and extracellular environments is ubiquitous in living eukaryotic cells but remains a formidable task in synthetic systems. Here we report a two-level compartmentalization approach based on a thermo-responsive aqueous two-phase system (TR-ATPS) comprising poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) and dextran (DEX). Liquid membraneless compartments enriched in PNIPAM are phase-separated from the continuous DEX solution via liquid-liquid phase separation at 25 °C and shrink dramatically with small second-level compartments generated at the interface, resembling the structure of colloidosome, by increasing the temperature to 35 °C. The TR-ATPS can store biomolecules, program the spatial distribution of enzymes, and accelerate the overall biochemical reaction efficiency by nearly 7-fold. The TR-ATPS inspires on-demand, stimulus-triggered spatiotemporal enrichment of biomolecules via two-level compartmentalization, creating opportunities in synthetic biology and biochemical engineering.

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Acrylic ResinsDextransTemperatureSynthetic BiologyWaterAcrylic ResinsDextranspoly-N-isopropylacrylamideWater

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