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Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You know what’s worse for bioprocessing than sticky cells? Bubbles.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Ain’t that the truth.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 1 day ago
Sure, but trying and failing is the only way we’ve ever accomplished anything.
rigatti@lemmy.world 1 day ago
What happens when they interact with bubbles?
Xanthobilly@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Bubbles act as a water/air interface. The lipid membrane of a cell is a wall that has an internal hydrophobic layer made of phospholipids. Phospholipids when introduced to a water/air interface orient their hydrophobic side into the air, away from water. In other words the bubble rips the cell membrane apart by pulling phospholipids out of the membrane.
rigatti@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Good explanation, thanks!
hamsterkill@lemmy.sdf.org 10 hours ago
The article does mention this problem and they claim to have been able to pull it off somehow.