Coacervate Droplets as Biomimetic Models for Designing Cell-Like Microreactors.

Autor: Ivanov T; Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany., Doan-Nguyen TP; Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany., Belahouane MA; Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, Canada., Dai Z; Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, Canada., Cao S; Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.; College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, P. R. China., Landfester K; Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany., Caire da Silva L; Department of Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany.; Department of Chemistry, McGill University, H3A 0B8, Montreal, Canada.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Macromolecular rapid communications [Macromol Rapid Commun] 2024 Dec; Vol. 45 (24), pp. e2400626. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Nov 26.
DOI: 10.1002/marc.202400626
Abstrakt: Coacervates are versatile compartments formed by liquid-liquid phase separation. Their dynamic behavior and molecularly crowded microenvironment make them ideal materials for creating cell-like systems such as synthetic cells and microreactors. Recently, combinations of synthetic and natural molecules have been exploited via simple or complex coacervation to create compartments that can be used to build hierarchical chemical systems with life-like properties. This review highlights recent advances in the design of coacervate compartments and their application as biomimetic compartments for the design of cell-like chemical reactors and cell mimicking systems. It first explores the variety of materials used for coacervation and the influence of their chemical structure on their controlled dynamic behavior. Then, the applications of coacervates as cell-like systems are reviewed, focusing on how they can be used as cell-like microreactors through their ability to sequester molecules and provide a distinct and regulatory microenvironment for chemical reactions in aqueous media.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Macromolecular Rapid Communications published by Wiley‐VCH GmbH.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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