Hierarchical compartmentalization responding to changes in intracellular and extracellular environments is ubiquitous in living eukaryotic cells but remains a formidable task in synthetic systems. Here the Authors report a two-level compartmentalization approach based on a thermo-responsive aqueous two-phase system comprising poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and dextran.
- Huanqing Cui
- Yage Zhang
- Ho Cheung Shum