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ArticleNature communications2025

Natural nanoparticle complexes at water-water interfaces.

Han Wang, Yi Lu, Long Bai, Mengqi Zhu, Xiyue Liu, Zhiguo Li, Yang Liu, Wei Li, Shouxin Liu, Siqi Huan and 3 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Han Wang *State Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1268-1179
Yi Lu *Bioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2371-7368
Long BaiKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3356-9095
Mengqi ZhuKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Xiyue LiuKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Zhiguo LiKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Yang LiuKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Wei LiState Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3008-9865
Shouxin LiuKey Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Siqi HuanState Key Laboratory of Utilization of Woody Oil Resource, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China. siqi.huan@nefu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1688-9484
Chaoji ChenKey laboratory of Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology, School of Resource and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. chenchaojili@whu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9553-554X
Thomas P RussellDepartment of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA. russell@mail.pse.umass.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6384-5826
Orlando J RojasBioproducts Institute, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada. orlando.rojas@ubc.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-4020

Funding

Canada Excellence Research Chairs, Government of Canada (Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program) CERC-2018-00006Canada Foundation for Innovation (Fondation canadienne pour l'innovation) 38623National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32201483National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 32301513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aqueous two-phase systems (ATPSs) with multifunctional attributes have significant promise as biomimetic materials, but current approaches do not harness their full potential. Here, we show that ATPSs can be stabilized to form microcapsules by the interfacial assembly of chitin nanofibers (ChNF) and rod-like cellulose nanocrystals (CNC). The high structural stability of the ChNF/CNC complexes integrates permeability and transport across the membrane at the liquid/liquid interface. Driven by density and osmotic stress gradients, the microcapsules show switchable motility, including cyclic meniscus-climbing and subsurface transport. These observations demonstrate a self-regulating system with potential for cargo transfer, cell biomimicry, as well as ATPSs-based microreactors and microrobots.

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PMID40595514
PMCPMC12219812

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