| Solution |
Particle size (nm)c |
Standard deviation (%) |
| Water |
Over 3000 |
200 |
| NaCl10-5N |
196.2 ± 23.9 |
12.2 |
| NaCl10-3N |
486.2 ± 54.3 |
11.2 |
| NaCl 0.1N |
573.4 ± 47.9 |
17.5 |
| NaCl 1N |
1035.5 ± 325.1 |
31.4 |
| PBS |
2151.0 ± 204.3 |
9.5 |
|
| aParticles were made of Prot3; bparticles made by heating to 80°C with mechanical stirring and then slow cooling to room temperature; cthe particle size and size distribution were measured by DLS. |
| Table 5: Effect of self-assembly conditions on proteinoid particle size and size
distribution.a,b |
