Self-transformation and structural reconfiguration in coacervate-based protocells

Stephen Mann; Avinash Patil; Robert Harniman; Ravinash Krishna Kumar

doi:10.1039/C6SC00205F

Self-transformation and structural reconfiguration in coacervate-based protocells

Stephen Mann
, Avinash Patil
, Robert Harniman
, Ravinash Krishna Kumar

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Abstract

A functionalized small-molecule dipeptide capable of structural adaptation is used to prepare coacervatebased protocells that exhibit a pH-triggered process of self-transformation and structural reconfiguration. Polymer-dipeptide coacervate micro-droplets are prepared at pH 8.5 from aqueous mixtures of
poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) and deprotonated N-(fluorenyl-9-methoxycarbonyl)-D-Ala-D-Ala, and transform into discrete aster-like micro-architectures by controlled lowering of the pH to 4.5. Reconfiguration of the micro-droplets results in entanglement and formation of an interpenetrating
fibrous network that subsequently develops into a polymer-containing dipeptide hydrogel. Our results provide a step towards the assembly of synthetic protocells exhibiting rudimentary aspects of metamorphosis, and should offer a new approach to the design and construction of soft reconfigurable chemical micro-ensembles.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5879-5887
Number of pages	9
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	7
Issue number	9
Early online date	25 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/C6SC00205F
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2016

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Bristol BioDesign Institute
Inorganic & Materials

Keywords

synthetic biology
Self-assembled fibers
Soft-Matter
Coacervate droplets
Hydrogels
Protocells

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