Non-equilibrium behavior of lysozyme solutions: beads, clusters and gels

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Observation of salt-induced aggregation of lysozyme at pH = 4.5, 22$^{\circ}$C by optical microscopy revealed four regimes: bicontinuous texture, `beads', large aggregates, and transient gelation. The interaction of a metastable liquid-liquid binodal and an ergodic to non-ergodic transition boundary inside the equilibrium crystallization region can explain our findings. Lysozyme data at -2$^{\circ}$C, as well as many literature results, are consistent with the relative movement of these boundaries.
4 pages, 4 figures

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Soft Condensed Matter, Statistical Mechanics

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/22303

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0309616
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