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. 2015 Mar 13;5(1):872–887. doi: 10.3390/life5010872

Figure 6.

Figure 6

Survival and disruption of protocells. Single-stranded amphiphiles are shown as a monolayer at the atmosphere-water interface and as bilayer vesicles in the aqueous phase. A vesicle may be stabilized if it encapsulates a polymer that interacts with the bilayer surface, as shown in red.