Fig. 1: Bio-inspired design and characterizations of ATPS.
From: Liquid sculpture and curing of bio-inspired polyelectrolyte aqueous two-phase systems
a Schematic illustration of mussel foot proteins (middle), the formation and evolution of mfps ATPS (left), and chemical structures of PILCN1 and PDDA (right). b Aqueous solution of PDDA (60 mg/mL) and PILCN1 (100 mg/mL). c, d ATPS of PILCN1 and PDDA mixture before and after 5 h standing at 20 °C. e Optical photographs of the ATPS tilted at 20 °C. f Low-magnification Cryo-SEM image of ATPS obtained in c. g Zoom-in image of f. h A representative Cryo-SEM image showing the merging of two droplets.
