“…Its principle is based on the selective distribution between two aqueous phases, which is similar to traditional organic solvent extraction. This technology is widely applied in separation and purification of bioactive substances, succeeding in the separation and purification of protein (Ding et al, ), enzymes (Aumiller Jr. et al, ), nucleic acid (Matos, Johansson, Queiroz, & Bulow, ), antibiotics (Yang et al, ), polysa9ccharide (Wang et al, ) and plant active components (Han et al, ; Liu et al, ) etc. The early aqueous two‐phase system focused on the polymer–polymer ATPS, such as the commonly used polyethylene glycol–dextran ATPS (Albertsson, ), which has the characteristics of high water content (80–90%) in system, small interfacial tension, good biocompatibility, simple operation, easy amplification and continuous operation.…”