Composite Liquid Marbles as a Macroscopic Model System Representing Shedding of Enveloped Viruses

Roy, Pritam Kumar; Binks, Bernard P.; Fujii, Syuji; Shoval, Shraga; Bormashenko, Edward

Abstract

Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society. A model macroscopic system imitating the entry of viruses into living cells is suggested. The system represents the contact of a composite (core-shell) liquid marble with hydrophobic/hydrophilic particles. Composite liquid marbles are water droplets coated with silicone oil armored with nanometer-sized hydrophobic particles serving as an interfacial model of a living cell. Composite marbles absorbed hydrophilic polymer particles but prevented hydrophobic particles from entering their core. Swallowing of hydrophilic particles by composite marbles resembles the penetration of viruses into living cells. The interfacial mechanism of absorption is suggested.

Citation

Roy, P. K., Binks, B. P., Fujii, S., Shoval, S., & Bormashenko, E. (2020). Composite Liquid Marbles as a Macroscopic Model System Representing Shedding of Enveloped Viruses. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 11(11), 4279-4285. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01230

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 12, 2020
• Online Publication Date: May 12, 2020
• Publication Date: Jun 4, 2020
• Deposit Date: Dec 2, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: May 13, 2021
• Journal: Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
• Electronic ISSN: 1948-7185
• Publisher: American Chemical Society
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 4279-4285
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01230
• Keywords: Polymer particles; Hydrophilicity; Composites; Liquids; Hydrophobicity
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3568926
• Publisher URL: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.0c01230