Read the full article here: Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202208951(2022). Wei Liu,Dr. Avik Samanta,Dr. Jie Deng,Cecilia Oluwadunsin Akintayo,Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther Liquid-liquid phase separation provides a versatile approach to fabricating cell-mimicking coacervates. Recently, it was discovered that phase separation of single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) allows for forming protocells and microgels in multicomponent systems. However, the mechanism of the ssDNA phase separation is not com

Read the full article here: Nat. Commun. 2022,13, 1 (2022). Avik Samanta, Maximilian Hörner, Wei Liu, Wilfried Weber & Andreas Walther The fundamental life-defining processes in living cells, such as replication, division, adaptation, and tissue formation, occur via intertwined metabolic reaction networks that process signals for downstream effects with high precision in a confined, crowded environment. Hence, it is crucial to understand and reenact some of these functions in

Read the full article here: ChemSystemsChem e202200009 (2022). Dr. Saskia Groeer,Dr. Martina Garni,Dr. Avik Samanta,Prof. Dr. Andreas Walther Block copolymer-based polymersomes are important building blocks for the bottom-up design of protocells and are considered advantageous over liposomes due to their higher mechanical stability and chemical versatility. Endowing both types of vesicles with capabilities for transmembrane transport is important for creating nanoreactor func

Read the full article here: Macromolecules 55, 18, 8032 (2022). Jonas C. Kölsch, Christian M. Berač, Francisco Lossada, Oliver S. Stach, Sebastian Seiffert, Andreas Walther, Pol Besenius* We report a biobased vitrimer prepolymer that is synthesized from renewable itaconic acid and platform chemicals. The polyitaconate vinyl prepolymers are transferred into transesterification-based vitrimer materials after a curing step with two different cross-linkers. Bifunctional lactone c

Read the full article here: Materials 15, 6039 (2022). Arnaud Kamdem Tamo 1,2,3 , Tuan Anh Tran 1,2,3, Ingo Doench 1,2,3, Shaghayegh Jahangir 1,2,3, Aastha Lall 1,2,3,† , Laurent David 4 , Carlos Peniche-Covas 5 , Andreas Walther 6 and Anayancy Osorio-Madrazo 1,2,3,* 3D Printing of Cellulase-Laden Cellulose Nanofiber/Chitosan Hydrogel Composites: Towards Tissue Engineering Functional Biomaterials with Enzyme-Mediated Biodegradation The 3D printing of a multifunctional hydroge