About the Authors
- Jakob M. A. Mauritz
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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
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* E-mail: 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
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Affiliation Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute of Life Sciences, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
- Clemens F. Kaminski
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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
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Affiliation Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Virgilio L. Lew
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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.