A surface-chemical basis for cell motility. |
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Authors: | F Sebba |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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Abstract: | The properties of droplets encapsulated in a thin film of another liquid are discussed and it will be shown that by applying the macrocluster concept, in which surface tension is important, many phenomena resembling biological activity can be explained, the driving force being the loss of chemical potential as a surfactant moves from a lipid to an aqueous phase. |
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