About the Authors

Jakob M. A. Mauritz

Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Alessandro Esposito

aesposito@quantitative-microscopy.org

Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Hagai Ginsburg

Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Clemens F. Kaminski

Affiliations Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, School of Advanced Optical Technologies, Max-Planck-Research Group, Division III, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany

Teresa Tiffert

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Virgilio L. Lew

Affiliation Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: VLL. Performed the experiments: JMAM. Analyzed the data: JMAM. Wrote the paper: JMAM AE VLL. Adapted the original software for the numerical simulations: JMAM AE VLL. Contributed with model design, analysis of model simulations, formulation of the colloid-osmotic hypothesis, and editing of the manuscript: HG CFK TT.