Liquid–liquid phase separation and related phase transitions have emerged as generic
mechanisms in living cells for the formation of membraneless compartments or biomolecular …

BACKGROUND Living cells contain distinct subcompartments to facilitate spatiotemporal
regulation of biological reactions. In addition to canonical membrane-bound organelles such …

Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) mediates formation of membraneless condensates
such as those associated with RNA processing, but the rules that dictate their assembly …

Phase change materials (PCMs) allow the storage of large amounts of latent heat during
phase transition. They have the potential to both increase the efficiency of renewable …

Triboelectric nanogenerators are an energy harvesting technology that relies on the
coupling effects of contact electrification and electrostatic induction between two solids or a …

Microfluidics and wettability are interrelated and mutually reinforcing fields, experiencing
synergistic growth. Surface wettability is paramount in regulating microfluidic flows for …

Droplets abound in nature and technology. In general, they are multicomponent, and, when
out of equilibrium, have gradients in concentration, implying flow and mass transport …

Cells organize membrane-less internal compartments through a process called liquid–liquid
phase separation (LLPS) to create chemically distinct compartments, referred to as …

Emulsions play important roles in template synthesis of functional microparticles for myriad
fields. The size, shape, composition and structure of emulsion droplets generally determine …

Many physical phenomena create colour: spectrally selective light absorption by pigments
and dyes,, material-specific optical dispersion and light interference,,,,,,–in micrometre-scale …