Quantized Collision/Fusion Events of Anionic Ionosomes at a Polarized Soft Micro-Interface




Zhang Jingcheng, Huang Linhan, Fang Taoxiong, Xiang Zhipeng, He Sijia, Peljo Pekka, Gan Shiyu, Huang Xinjian, Deng Haiqiang

PublisherWiley

2022

Chemistry - An Asian Journal

e202200731

1861-471X

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/asia.202200731

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/asia.202200731

https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/177019059



With single-entity collisional electrochemistry, anionic ionosomes (i. e., negatively-charged nanoscopic water clusters wrapped by an ionic bilayer) are quantitatively analysed at a positively polarized micro-water/oil interface. When Cl-ionosomes in the organic phase collide/fuse with the polarized interface formed at the very tip of a micropipette, chloride ions will be released from an ionosome into the water phase manifested as a current spike along the timeline. Fusion mechanism along with sizing of ionosomes are readily uncovered via detailed analysis of the current spikes.


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