Topology and Kinetic Pathways of Colloidosome Assembly and Disassembly
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| author | Adkins, Raymond Robaszewski, Joanna Shin, Seungwoo Brauns, Fridtjof Jia, Leroy Khanra, Ayantika Sharma, Prerna Pelcovits, Robert Powers, Thomas R. Dogic, Zvonimir |
| author_facet | Adkins, Raymond Robaszewski, Joanna Shin, Seungwoo Brauns, Fridtjof Jia, Leroy Khanra, Ayantika Sharma, Prerna Pelcovits, Robert Powers, Thomas R. Dogic, Zvonimir |
| contents | Liquid shells, such as lipid vesicles and soap bubbles, are ubiquitous throughout biology, engineered matter, and everyday life. Their creation and disintegration are defined by a singularity that separates a topologically distinct extended liquid film from a boundary-free closed shell. Such topology-changing processes are essential for cellular transport and drug delivery. However, their studies are challenging because of the rapid dynamics and small length scale of conventional lipid vesicles. We develop fluid colloidosomes, micron-sized analogs of lipid vesicles. We study their stability close to their disk-to-sphere topological transition. Intrinsic colloidal length and time scales slow down the dynamics to reveal vesicle conformations in real time during their assembly and disassembly. Remarkably, the lowest-energy pathway by which a closed vesicle transforms into a disk involves a topologically distinct cylinder-like intermediate. These results reveal universal aspects of topological changes in all liquid shells and a robust platform for the encapsulation, transport, and delivery of nanosized cargoes. |
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| spellingShingle | Topology and Kinetic Pathways of Colloidosome Assembly and Disassembly Adkins, Raymond Robaszewski, Joanna Shin, Seungwoo Brauns, Fridtjof Jia, Leroy Khanra, Ayantika Sharma, Prerna Pelcovits, Robert Powers, Thomas R. Dogic, Zvonimir Soft Condensed Matter Liquid shells, such as lipid vesicles and soap bubbles, are ubiquitous throughout biology, engineered matter, and everyday life. Their creation and disintegration are defined by a singularity that separates a topologically distinct extended liquid film from a boundary-free closed shell. Such topology-changing processes are essential for cellular transport and drug delivery. However, their studies are challenging because of the rapid dynamics and small length scale of conventional lipid vesicles. We develop fluid colloidosomes, micron-sized analogs of lipid vesicles. We study their stability close to their disk-to-sphere topological transition. Intrinsic colloidal length and time scales slow down the dynamics to reveal vesicle conformations in real time during their assembly and disassembly. Remarkably, the lowest-energy pathway by which a closed vesicle transforms into a disk involves a topologically distinct cylinder-like intermediate. These results reveal universal aspects of topological changes in all liquid shells and a robust platform for the encapsulation, transport, and delivery of nanosized cargoes. |
| title | Topology and Kinetic Pathways of Colloidosome Assembly and Disassembly |
| topic | Soft Condensed Matter |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04628 |