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@article{Weber:2017:1367-2630/aa6b84,
author = {Weber, CA and Lee, CF and Juelicher, F},
doi = {1367-2630/aa6b84},
journal = {New Journal of Physics},
title = {Droplet ripening in concentration gradients},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa6b84},
volume = {19},
year = {2017}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Living cells use phase separation and concentration gradients to organize chemical compartments inspace. Here, we present a theoretical study of droplet dynamics in gradient systems. We derive thecorresponding growth law of droplets andfind that droplets exhibit a drift velocity and positiondependent growth. As a consequence, the dissolution boundary moves through the system, therebysegregating droplets to one end. We show that for steep enough gradients, the ripening leads to atransient arrest of droplet growth that is induced by a narrowing of the droplet size distribution.
AU  - Weber,CA
AU  - Lee,CF
AU  - Juelicher,F
DO  - 1367-2630/aa6b84
PY  - 2017///
SN  - 1367-2630
TI  - Droplet ripening in concentration gradients
T2  - New Journal of Physics
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/aa6b84
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/47875
VL  - 19
ER  -
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