Fig. 6: Growth rate of active droplets.
From: Active coacervate droplets are protocells that grow and resist Ostwald ripening
a Growth rate dependence on different reaction–diffusion conditions. The local rate was measured for all droplets in a frame within 200 s of the experiment. In different experiments, the concentration of ADP, K72, and PyK was varied. Median growth rate differences were evaluated as significant (*) or nonsignificant (ns) in a Mood’s median test (P < 0.05). Source data are provided in Supplementary Data 1. A complete overview of conditions and sample size can be found in Supplementary Table 1. b Droplet count during the growth phase of two of the experiments depicted in (a). c Active droplets undergo the processes in blue: they grow around seeding droplets or also nucleate in a supersaturated solution of K72. The passive processes in red—ripening and coalescence—are suppressed or minimized in our system. d Active droplets of different compositions grow at significantly different rates (*) in a Mood’s median test (P < 0.05). Source data are provided in Supplementary Data 1.
