Hierarchical self-assembly of a copolymer-stabilized coacervate protocell

AF Mason, BC Buddingh', DS Williams… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Complex coacervate microdroplets are finding increased utility in synthetic cell applications
due to their cytomimetic properties. However, their intrinsic membrane-free nature results in …

Platinum nanoparticle-based microreactors as support for neuroblastoma cells

A Armada-Moreira, E Taipaleenmaki… - … applied materials & …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Excitotoxicity is a common phenomenon in several neurological diseases, associated with
an impaired clearance of synaptically released glutamate, which leads to an overactivation …

Planar and cell aggregate-like assemblies consisting of microreactors and HepG2 cells

Y Zhang, PS Schattling, F Itel, B Städler - ACS omega, 2017 - ACS Publications
The assembly of microreactors has made considerable progress toward the fabrication of
artificial cells. However, their characterization remains largely limited to buffer solution …

[HTML][HTML] Programming membrane permeability using integrated membrane pores and blockers as molecular regulators

JM Thomas, MS Friddin, O Ces, Y Elani - Chemical Communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a bottom-up synthetic biology approach to engineering vesicles with
programmable permeabilities. Exploiting the concentration-dependent relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] A transparent 3D printed device for assembling droplet hydrogel bilayers (DHBs)

A Bruin - RSC advances, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
We report a new approach for assembling droplet hydrogel bilayers (DHBs) using a
transparent 3D printed device. We characterise the transparency of our platform, confirm …