Anderson Shum,
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Advanced Biomedical Instrumentation Centre,
University of Hong Kong
Ir Prof. Shum is widely recognized in emulsion, biomicrofluidics, biomedical engineering and soft matter; he receives the inaugural Hong Kong Engineering Science and Technology Award 2022, Croucher Senior Research Fellowship 2020, Rising Start Award by Ton Duc Thang University (Vietnam), NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Fund in 2019, Young Scientists Award in Microsystems and Nanoengineering Summit 2019, IEEE Nanomed New Innovator 2018, the Early Career Award by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong in 2012. He became a fellow of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers in 2023, a member in the Global Young Academy (first from Hong Kong) in 2021, a founding member (in 2018) and President (in 2021) in the Young Academy of Sciences of Hong Kong and a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in 2017. He serves as an associate editor for Biomicrofluidics (American Institute of Physics), editorial board member for Microsystems and Nanoengineering (Springer Nature) and Scientific Reports (Springer Nature) and an editorial advisory board member for Lab-on-a-Chip (RSC).
Precision Assembly by All-Aqueous Interfaces
Wednesday, 9 October 2019 at 09:30
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Biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering and drug delivery, require controlled assembly of biomolecules, cells and small molecules. These have been achieved either by a synthetic route, or using a directing substrate. Aqueous-aqueous Interfaces, which can be formed by inducing phase separation of aqueous solution containing two or more water-soluble additives, that can be salt, polymer and biomacromolecules, such as proteins and DNAs. Their bio- and cyto-compatibility can be ensured by choosing the appropriate additives, making these all-aqueous systems particularly appealing for applications that require precise and mild handling of delicate molecules and cells. In this work, we propose the use of the interface formed between two immiscible aqueous phases. These interfaces are selective to different molecules, as they are permeable to water-soluble additives yet exhibit preferential solubility through partitioning of the additive molecules based on this affinity to the aqueous phases. We show how these interfaces can be used to control the assembly of macromolecules, as well as cells into membranes and capsules that can be used for biomedical applications that require precise configuration of the constituent components.
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