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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Lhee S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7541078 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Science advances 20201007 41
Cells contain more than 100 mM salt ions that are typically confined to dimensions of 5 to 10 micrometers by a hydrophobic cellular membrane. We found that in aqueous microdroplets having the same size as cells and that are confined in hydrocarbon oil, negatively charged molecules were distributed rather uniformly over the interior of the microdroplet, whereas positively charged molecules were localized at and near the surface. However, the addition of salt (NaCl) to the microdroplet caused all ...[more]