超分子聚合物通过液-液相分离形成触角体
Hailin Fu1,2, Jingyi Huang3,4, Joost J B van der Tol3,5
1Institute for Complex Molecular Systems, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. h.fu@tue.nl.
Nature
|February 28, 2024
概括
合成的高分子聚合物可以经过液态分离 (LLPS) 形成有序的触体. 这一发现为创造有结构的软物质和理解生物凝结物开辟了新的途径.
科学领域:
- 聚合物化学
- 软物质物理学
- 生物物理
背景情况:
- 生物聚合物液液相分离 (LLPS) 对于形成无膜有机体至关重要.
- 与生物大分子相似的合成超分子聚合物没有经历LLPS.
研究的目的:
- 调查合成超分子聚合物是否可以接受LLPS.
- 探索在合成系统中影响LLPS的因素,并控制新出现的形态.
主要方法:
- 合成元件的超分子聚合形成不断增长的纤维.
- 对拥挤环境 (德克斯特兰度) 和接口进行控制操作.
- 阶段分离动力学,触体形态学,内部秩序,流动性和机械性质的表征.
主要成果:
- 持续增长的高分子聚合物纤维驱动由驱动的相分离成异型液滴 (触点).
- 拥挤环境和接口显著影响LLPS动力学和产生的触体的特性.
- 产生了多种三维有序结构,包括表面绑定的触状阵列.
结论:
- 合成超分子聚合物可以诱导和控制LLPS,形成稳定,有序的液态相.
- 这项工作通过控制相位分离创建结构软物质的新范式.
- 这些发现将合成化学与生物物理结合起来,
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