Fig. 3. PIC aggregates are suppressed by overcrowding.
a cLSM images of J-aggregates formed at 5 mM concentration in the presence of Ficoll 70, accumulated on the microscopy slide surface at 21 °C. The aggregates dissolve at increasing Ficoll 70 (wt%) concentration. The scale bar represents 100 µm. b Threshold temperature for the formation of J-aggregates at 6 mM PIC in dependency of Ficoll 70 concentration. The threshold temperature increased up to 0.025 g/ml. Beyond this Ficoll content, the threshold temperature decreased. Solid red line refers to mean values of 2 technical replicates.