Synthetic cells: from simple bio‐inspired modules to sophisticated integrated systems

C Guindani, LC da Silva, S Cao, T Ivanov… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Bottom‐up synthetic biology is the science of building systems that mimic the structure and
function of living cells from scratch. To do this, researchers combine tools from chemistry …

Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cell mimicking

E Rideau, R Dimova, P Schwille, FR Wurm… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cells are integral to all forms of life due to their compartmentalization by the plasma
membrane. However, living organisms are immensely complex. Thus there is a need for …

Recent progress in functionalized and targeted polymersomes and chimeric polymeric nanotheranostic platforms for cancer therapy

M Beygi, F Oroojalian, SS Hosseini… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
The majority of advances in cancer therapy have been achieved based on developments in
public awareness, as well as novel diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Treatment …

Synthesis of block copolymers used in polymersome fabrication: Application in drug delivery

M Hasannia, A Aliabadi, K Abnous, SM Taghdisi… - Journal of Controlled …, 2022 - Elsevier
Amphiphilic block copolymers are common materials used for the fabrication of various
nanostructures with biomedical applications including nanocapsules, nanospheres, micelles …

Water droplet friction and rolling dynamics on superhydrophobic surfaces

M Backholm, D Molpeceres, M Vuckovac… - Communications …, 2020 - nature.com
Superhydrophobicity is a remarkable surface property found in nature and mimicked in
many engineering applications, including anti-wetting, anti-fogging, and anti-fouling …

Heterogeneous synthetic vesicles toward artificial cells: engineering structure and composition of membranes for multimodal functionalities

J Shin, BD Cole, T Shan, Y Jang - Biomacromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
The desire to develop artificial cells to imitate living cells in synthetic vesicle platforms has
continuously increased over the past few decades. In particular, heterogeneous synthetic …

Is research on “synthetic cells” moving to the next level?

P Stano - Life, 2018 - mdpi.com
“Synthetic cells” research focuses on the construction of cell-like models by using solute-
filled artificial microcompartments with a biomimetic structure. In recent years this bottom-up …

Gene expression inside liposomes: from early studies to current protocols

P Stano - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Synthesizing proteins inside liposomes and other microcompartments is a well‐established
practice. However, the origin of this research is not from the distant past, dating back to 1999 …