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All-aqueous Droplet Engineering for Cytomimicry and Bioencapsulation

Abstract: In many biological settings, smaller building blocks are assembled into larger functional units. In the synthetic world, liquid droplets offer dynamicity and tenability that promise routes to mimic the unique properties of natural droplets. In this talk, I will share our works in combining physico-chemical phenomena, such as phase separation, and hydrodynamic microfluidic flows to form biocompatible droplets, and use them as templates to fabricate particles and capsules. These droplet-templated structures can be made highly biocompatible, and exhibit behaviors similar to those of their biological counterparts [1,2]. I will also discuss how these droplets can encapsulate biologically relevant ingredients and reactions. Overall, I will close the talk by discussing the potential offered by the aqueous droplets in understanding the origin of life and in mimicking the cellular environments and organelles [3,4]. Keywords: Droplets; microfluidics; soft matter. Full article: https://www.proceedings.iaamonline.or...