Compartmentalization is crucial for the functioning of cells. Membranes enclose and protect
the cell, regulate the transport of molecules entering and exiting the cell, and organize …

The intracellular environment is a common feature of all living cells. It plays an active role in
promoting and regulating intracellular reactions. The construction of an artificial intracellular …

The process of osmosis, a fundamental phenomenon in life, drives water through a
semipermeable membrane in response to a solute concentration gradient across this …

Lateral phase separation within lipid bilayer membranes has attracted considerable
attention in the fields of biophysics and cell biology. Living cells organize laterally …

In this work, giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) were synthesized by blending the natural
phospholipid 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (POPC) with a …

We discovered a cascade vesicle division system driven by osmotic inflation. Binary giant
unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) composed of sodium bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) …

Investigating and designing reaction networks and their emergent phenomena are the
backbone of systems chemistry. Designing chemical oscillators in homogeneous systems …

Deformation of the cell membrane is well understood from the viewpoint of protein
interactions and free energy balance. However, the various dynamic properties of the …

Lipid bilayer membranes such as liposomes have been utilized as platforms for bioinspired
artificial photosynthesis. Embedding functional compounds, including chromophores and …

The conditions that allow for the sustained growth of a protocell population are investigated
in the case of asymmetrical division. The results are compared to those of previous studies …