Synthetic droplets driven by enzymatic activity

How do the droplets move, and what determines their direction? Each green droplet is densely packed with proteins as well as an enzyme that increases the pH-value within and around the droplet, which may lead to the answer to these questions.

Date:

24 April 2024

Creator:

adrian-skov

Copyright OIST (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University, 沖縄科学技術大学院大学). Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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