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Abraham GR, Chaderjian AS, N Nguyen AB, Wilken S, Saleh OA. Nucleic acid liquids. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2024; 87:066601. [PMID: 38697088 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ad4662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
Abstract
The confluence of recent discoveries of the roles of biomolecular liquids in living systems and modern abilities to precisely synthesize and modify nucleic acids (NAs) has led to a surge of interest in liquid phases of NAs. These phases can be formed primarily from NAs, as driven by base-pairing interactions, or from the electrostatic combination (coacervation) of negatively charged NAs and positively charged molecules. Generally, the use of sequence-engineered NAs provides the means to tune microsopic particle properties, and thus imbue specific, customizable behaviors into the resulting liquids. In this way, researchers have used NA liquids to tackle fundamental problems in the physics of finite valence soft materials, and to create liquids with novel structured and/or multi-functional properties. Here, we review this growing field, discussing the theoretical background of NA liquid phase separation, quantitative understanding of liquid material properties, and the broad and growing array of functional demonstrations in these materials. We close with a few comments discussing remaining open questions and challenges in the field.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gabrielle R Abraham
- Physics Department,University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
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- Physics Department,University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
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- Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
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- Physics Department,University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
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- Physics Department,University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
- Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
- Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, United States of America
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Cheng S, Patil S, Cheng S. Hydrogen Bonding Exchange and Supramolecular Dynamics of Monohydroxy Alcohols. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 132:058201. [PMID: 38364139 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.058201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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We unravel hydrogen bonding dynamics and their relationship with supramolecular relaxations of monohydroxy alcohols (MAs) at intermediate times. The rheological modulus of MAs exhibits Rouse scaling relaxation of G(t)∼t^{-1/2} switching to G(t)∼t^{-1} at time τ_{m} before their terminal time. Meanwhile, dielectric spectroscopy reveals clear signatures of new supramolecular dynamics matching with τ_{m} from rheology. Interestingly, the characteristic time τ_{m} follows an Arrhenius-like temperature dependence over exceptionally wide temperatures and agrees well with the hydrogen bonding exchange time from nuclear magnetic resonance measurements. These observations demonstrate the presence of Rouse modes and active chain swapping of MAs at intermediate times. Moreover, detailed theoretical analyses point out explicitly that the hydrogen bonding exchange truncates the Rouse dynamics of the supramolecular chains and triggers the chain-swapping processes, supporting a recently proposed living polymer model.
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- Shinian Cheng
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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Hamid U, Chen CC. On the Thermodynamic Condition for Adsorption Azeotropes. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2023; 39:16209-16218. [PMID: 37946514 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c01369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Adsorption azeotropy is a common phenomenon in mixed-gas adsorption equilibria. Since the first literature report of binary adsorption azeotropes in 1933, numerous studies investigated the thermodynamic conditions for adsorption azeotropes but failed to reach definitive conclusions. Based on the generalized Langmuir isotherm model for multicomponent adsorption equilibria which takes into account the vacant site as part of the adsorbed phase, this study presents the thermodynamic condition for adsorption azeotropes as derived from the generalized Langmuir isotherm to be the equality of the ratios of adsorbed phase activity coefficient γi and adsorption equilibrium constant Kio for the two adsorbates in the binary 1-2 adsorption system, i.e., γ1/K1o = γ2/K2o. This adsorption azeotropic condition is analogous to the vapor-liquid equilibrium azeotropic condition, i.e., the equality of the products of liquid phase activity coefficient and saturation vapor pressure Pisat for the two components, i.e., γ1P1sat = γ2P2sat. We validated the thermodynamic condition for adsorption azeotropes with 14 azeotrope-forming adsorption systems in this study. Furthermore, we investigated the effects of the pressure, temperature, and adsorbed phase nonideality on azeotrope formation.
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- Usman Hamid
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3121, United States
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409-3121, United States
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Pruteanu CG, Bannerman MN, Kirsz M, Lue L, Ackland GJ. From Atoms to Colloids: Does the Frenkel Line Exist in Discontinuous Potentials? ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:12144-12153. [PMID: 37033816 PMCID: PMC10077443 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c08056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The Frenkel line has been proposed as a crossover in the fluid region of phase diagrams between a "nonrigid" and a "rigid" fluid. It is generally described as a crossover in the dynamical properties of a material and as such has been described theoretically using a very different set of markers from those with which is it investigated experimentally. In this study, we have performed extensive calculations using two simple yet fundamentally different model systems: hard spheres and square-well potentials. The former has only hardcore repulsion, while the latter also includes a simple model of attraction. We computed and analyzed a series of physical properties used previously in simulations and experimental measurements and discuss critically their correlations and validity as to being able to uniquely and coherently locate the Frenkel line in discontinuous potentials.
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- Ciprian G. Pruteanu
- SUPA,
School of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Science at Extreme
Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- School
of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
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- SUPA,
School of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Science at Extreme
Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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- Department
of Chemical and Process Engineering, University
of Strathclyde, James
Weir Building, 75 Montrose Street, Glasgow G1 1XJ, United
Kingdom
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- SUPA,
School of Physics and Astronomy and Centre for Science at Extreme
Conditions, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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Gupta S, Elliott JR, Anderko A, Crosthwaite J, Chapman WG, Lira CT. Current Practices and Continuing Needs in Thermophysical Properties for the Chemical Industry. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- Sumnesh Gupta
- The Dow Chemical Company, 1254 Enclave Parkway, Houston, Texas 77077, United States
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- Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering Department, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3906, United States
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- OLI Systems, Inc., 2 Gatehall Drive, Suite 1D, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054, United States
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- The Dow Chemical Company, 1897 Building, Midland, Michigan 48667, United States
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- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-2288, United States
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