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Lucas Caire da Silva
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Research
Latest papers
FXF-OMe Is a Stable Tripeptide Motif for Ultra-Short Peptide Coacervates That Establishes Structure-Property-Function Relationships.
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026 · senior author
Metal-ion induced coacervation of a short peptide under acidic conditions.
Soft matter · 2026 · senior author
Peptide-based artificial cytoskeleton enhances colocalized cascade reactions in cell-like microreactors.
Chemical science · 2026 · senior author
Latest funding
- $32,000
Adaptive Coacervate Compartments for Biomimetic Catalytic Systems
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
- $12,500
Adaptive Coacervate Compartments for Biomimetic Catalytic Systems
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
9 publications.
FXF-OMe Is a Stable Tripeptide Motif for Ultra-Short Peptide Coacervates That Establishes Structure-Property-Function Relationships.
Hamroff S, Caire da Silva L
Metal-ion induced coacervation of a short peptide under acidic conditions.
Belahouane MA, Robinson M, Grant L, Young O, Zorn G, Caire da Silva L
Peptide-based artificial cytoskeleton enhances colocalized cascade reactions in cell-like microreactors.
Doan-Nguyen TP, Cao S, Ivanov T, Landfester K, Caire da Silva L
Organocatalytic peptide coacervates as microreactors for aqueous aldol additions.
Dai Z, Meyn M, Caire da Silva L
Dynamic membranization results in core-shell coacervates that selectively localize particles and small molecules.
Ivanov T, Cao S, Schaaf M, Caire da Silva L, Landfester K
Binary peptide coacervates as an active model for biomolecular condensates.
Cao S, Zhou P, Shen G, Ivanov T, Yan X, Landfester K, Caire da Silva L
Peptide-Induced Division of Polymersomes for Biomimetic Compartmentalization.
Bremm Madalosso H, Cao S, Ivanov T, de Souza Melchiors M, Koynov K, Guindani C, Hermes de Araújo PH, Sayer C, Landfester K, Caire da Silva L
Coacervate Droplets as Biomimetic Models for Designing Cell-Like Microreactors.
Ivanov T, Doan-Nguyen TP, Belahouane MA, Dai Z, Cao S, Landfester K, Caire da Silva L
Dipeptide coacervates as artificial membraneless organelles for bioorthogonal catalysis.
Cao S, Ivanov T, Heuer J, Ferguson CTJ, Landfester K, Caire da Silva L
Adaptive Coacervate Compartments for Biomimetic Catalytic Systems
Principal investigators: Caire da Silva, Lucas
Keywords: coacervates; microreactors; compartmentalization; catalysis; self-assembly; synthetic biology; life-like materials; multistep catalysis; cell-mimics; green chemistry
Adaptive Coacervate Compartments for Biomimetic Catalytic Systems
Principal investigators: Caire da Silva, Lucas
Keywords: coacervates; microreactors; compartmentalization; catalysis; self-assembly; synthetic biology; life-like materials; multistep catalysis; cell-mimics; green chemistry
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
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