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      The stability of proteinoid microspheres.

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      Bio Systems

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          Abstract

          Proteinoid microspheres are stable hollow spheres of diameter of the order of 5 microns. Their stability is discussed in terms of macroscopic energies. It is shown that bulk and surface energy contributions alone cannot lead to stable microspheres. If electrostatic energy, due to transmembrane voltage, is taken into account, stable hollow spheres are proved to exist. For several reasons, however, this result should not be regarded as the ultimate explanation of microsphere stability.

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          Journal
          BioSystems
          Bio Systems
          0303-2647
          0303-2647
          1994
          : 33
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Laboratorium für Physikalische Chemie, ETH Zentrum, Zürich, Switzerland.
          Article
          10.1016/0303-2647(94)90006-X
          7888612
          a3d3dd74-91b5-4d3f-8cfc-dd65c92f375d
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