Surface tension measurement and calculation of model biomolecular condensates
J. F. Holland, Alfonso A. Castrejón‐Pita, Remco Tuinier, Dirk G. A. L. Aarts, Timothy J. Nott
Abstract
Straightforward sessile drop measurements of surface tension for model biomolecular condensates comprising phase-separated Ddx4 N are presented. We compare these with theoretical calculations, based around the self-consistent Scheutjens–Fleer theory.
Topics & Concepts
Surface tensionMesoscopic physicsChemical physicsDrop (telecommunication)Capillary waveSurface (topology)Capillary actionSessile drop techniqueChemistryMaterials scienceStatistical physicsNanotechnologyPhysicsThermodynamicsCondensed matter physicsComputer scienceGeometryMathematicsTelecommunicationsRNA Research and SplicingProtein Structure and DynamicsLipid metabolism and biosynthesis