Responsive Janus droplets as modular sensory layers for the optical detection of bacteria

L Zeininger - Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
The field of biosensor development is fueled by innovations in new functional transduction
materials and technologies. Material innovations promise to extend current sensor hardware …

Detection of PFAS and fluorinated surfactants using differential behaviors at interfaces of complex droplets

V Trinh, CS Malloy, TJ Durkin, A Gadh… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Contamination of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water supplies will continue
to have serious health and environmental consequences. Despite the importance of …

Multiplexed and continuous microfluidic sensors using dynamic complex droplets

B Barua, TJ Durkin, IM Beeley, A Gadh, S Savagatrup - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Emissive complex droplets with reconfigurable morphology and dynamic optical properties
offer exciting opportunities as chemical sensors due to their stimuli-responsive …

In situ Tracking of Exoenzyme Activity Using Droplet Luminescence Concentrators for Ratiometric Detection of Bacteria

AW Baryzewska, C Roth, PH Seeberger… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate a novel, rapid, and cost-effective biosensing paradigm that is based on an
in situ visualization of bacterial exoenzyme activity using biphasic Janus emulsion droplets …

Dynamic in situ monitoring of the salt counter-ion effect on surfactant effectiveness using reconfigurable Janus emulsions

M Pavlovic, HK Ramiya Ramesh Babu, S Djalali… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
A straightforward method for visualization and quantification of surfactant effectiveness
within different electrolyte environments based on using reconfigurable Janus emulsions as …

Functionalized Amphiphilic Block Copolymers and Complex Emulsions for Selective Sensing of Dissolved Metals at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces

TJ Durkin, B Barua, JJ Holmstrom, V Karanikola… - Langmuir, 2023 - ACS Publications
Increasing contamination in potable water supplies necessitates the development of sensing
methods that provide the speed and selectivity necessary for safety. One promising method …

Morphology‐Dependent Aggregation‐Induced Emission of Janus Emulsion Surfactants

PS Marqués, M Krajewska, BD Frank… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We report a novel stimuli‐responsive fluorescent material platform that relies on an
evocation of aggregation‐induced emission (AIE) from tetraphenylethylene (TPE)‐based …

One-step in-situ fabrication of novel food-grade Janus droplets with zein and alginate: Dual effect of phase separation and interfacial equilibrium

X Li, Z Wei - Food Hydrocolloids, 2024 - Elsevier
Janus droplets exhibit an asymmetric structure, where one droplet has two compartments
with different properties. However, food-grade Janus droplets are rarely reported. In this …

Modification of amphiphilic block copolymers for responsive and biologically active surfactants in complex droplets

TJ Durkin, B Barua, S Savagatrup - Giant, 2023 - Elsevier
Concerns regarding the speed and portability of sensing devices have spurred development
of numerous novel platforms. Complex emulsions with responsive surfactants have emerged …

Controllable enzymatic hydrolysis in reverse Janus emulsion microreactors

G Nie, D Wei, Z Ding, L Ge, R Guo - Journal of Colloid and Interface …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hypothesis The key feature of living cells is multicompartmentalization for enzymatic
reactions. Artificial cell-like multicompartments with micro domains are appealing to mimic …