Emulsions underpin a wide range of important natural phenomena and many technological applications. However, it remains challenging to create emulsion droplets with specific internal structures. Now, a method has been developed to create macromolecular emulsions with custom architectures by applying non-equilibrium thermodynamic principles to condensate formation.
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This is a summary of: Erkamp, N. A. et al. Biomolecular condensates with complex architectures via controlled nucleation. Nat. Chem. Eng. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00077-7 (2024).
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Structuring emulsion droplets out of equilibrium. Nat Chem Eng 1, 398–399 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44286-024-00083-9
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