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Motile Behaviour of Droplets in Lipid Systems by Dhanya Babu; Nathalie Katsonis; Federico Lancia; Remi Plamont; Alexander Ryabchun is a Chemistry article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Motile Behaviour of Droplets in Lipid Systems about?
Motility is the capacity for living organisms to move autonomously and with purpose, and is essential to life. The transition from abiotic chemistry into motile cellular compartments has yet to be understood, but motile behaviour likely followed chemical evolution because primeval cell survival depended on scouting for resources effectively. Minimalistic motile systems provide an experimental framework to delineate the emergence mechanisms of such an evolutionary asset. In this Review, we discuss frontier developments in controlling the movement of droplets in lipid systems, in particular, chemotactic behaviours driven by fluctuations in interfacial tension, because of its simple mechanism and prebiotic relevance. Although most efforts have focused on designing oil droplet motility in lipid-rich aqueous solutions, we highlight that water droplets can also move in lipid-enriched oils. First, we describe how droplets evolve chemotactic motility in lipid systems. Next, we review how these oil droplets can adapt their movement to illumination conditions. Finally, we discuss examples where chemical reactivity brings complexity to motility. This work contributes to systems chemistry, whe
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- Author
- Dhanya Babu; Nathalie Katsonis; Federico Lancia; Remi Plamont; Alexander Ryabchun
- Publisher
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Chemistry (Physical Sciences)