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ArticleACS nano2025

PhaseXplorer Creates High-Dimensional Phase Diagrams with Closed-Loop Active Learning.

Stef A H Jansen, Lasse S A Dreyer, Jule van Basten, Yihan Yao, Daniel E Otzen, Tom F A de Greef, Tuomas P J Knowles, E W Meijer, Nadia A Erkamp

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Article in ACS nano, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Stef A H JansenInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AJ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1505-8462
Lasse S A DreyerInterdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark.
Jule van BastenInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AJ, The Netherlands.
Yihan YaoYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
Daniel E OtzenInterdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-2918-8989
Tom F A de GreefInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AJ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-9338-284X
Tuomas P J KnowlesYusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.ORCID 0000-0002-7879-0140
E W MeijerInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AJ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4126-7492
Nadia A ErkampInstitute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS), Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven 5612 AJ, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-4095-2105

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phase separation fundamentally governs material properties and cellular function on multiple organizational scales. Conventional approaches to studying this nonlinear phenomenon necessitate resource-intensive experiments. As such, investigations were limited to low-dimensional space. We present PhaseXplorer, a platform that combines microfluidics, microscopy, and machine learning to efficiently study phase separation systems. PhaseXplorer autonomously designs, generates, and analyzes samples in a closed-loop active learning workflow until an accurate phase diagram is obtained. Using an acquisition function that balances exploration and exploitation, all the phase boundaries are located with minimal sampling. A convolutional neural network executes real-time image recognition to identify microfluidic droplets and phase separation within them in less than 1 ms per droplet. PhaseXplorer standardizes analysis across experiments and does not require calibration nor extensive postexperiment analysis. We demonstrate PhaseXplorer's capabilities using a poly rA model system by creating a four-dimensional phase diagram 100 times faster than traditional methods while simultaneously consuming 10,000 times less material.

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active learningclosed-loopmicrofluidicsphase diagramphase separationPhaseXplorer

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PMID41182865
PMCPMC12632172

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