Designing the Morphology of Separated Phases in Multicomponent Liquid Mixtures

Explore the physics of multicomponent liquid mixtures and their phase separation in this seminar by Prof Andrej Košmrlj from Princeton University. Delve into novel algorithms for constructing phase diagrams and predicting the morphology of separated phases in N-component mixtures. Learn about a new approach based on numerical convexification of discretized free energy landscapes to determine coexisting phases and their compositions. Discover how graph theory can be applied to predict phase topology, enumerate distinct morphologies, and reverse engineer surface energy conditions for target morphologies. Gain insights into the applications of this research across various fields, from industrial processes to cellular biology. Understand how these concepts relate to mechanical metamaterials, elastic wave propagation, and mechanics in morphogenesis. Examine examples of biological liquid condensers, such as nucleoli, and explore the control of triple junctions in phase separation.