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 …

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 …

Unraveling multilayered extracellular vesicles: Speculation on cause

K Broad, SA Walker, I Davidovich… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell‐released, heterogenous nanoparticles that play
important roles in (patho) physiological processes through intercellular communication. EVs …

Control of enzyme reactivity in response to osmotic pressure modulation mimicking dynamic assembly of intracellular organelles

C Schvartzman, H Zhao, E Ibarboure… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In response to variations in osmotic stress, in particular to hypertonicity associated with
biological dysregulations, cells have developed complex mechanisms to release their …

Artificial morphogen-mediated differentiation in synthetic protocells

L Tian, M Li, AJ Patil, BW Drinkwater, S Mann - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
The design and assembly of artificial protocell consortia displaying dynamical behaviours
and systems-based properties are emerging challenges in bottom-up synthetic biology …

An illustrated review on nonionic surfactant vesicles (niosomes) as an approach in modern drug delivery: Fabrication, characterization, pharmaceutical, and cosmetic …

M Masjedi, T Montahaei - Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
After the beginning of nanotechnology, nanomedicines have attracted great attention for
more efficient and safe drug delivery. In this regard, a large number of studies have been …

Mimicking cellular compartmentalization in a hierarchical protocell through spontaneous spatial organization

AF Mason, NA Yewdall, PLW Welzen, J Shao… - ACS central …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A systemic feature of eukaryotic cells is the spatial organization of functional components
through compartmentalization. Develo** protocells with compartmentalized synthetic …

Biocatalytic self-assembled synthetic vesicles and coacervates: From single compartment to artificial cells

D Gaur, NC Dubey, BP Tripathi - Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Compartmentalization is an intrinsic feature of living cells that allows spatiotemporal control
over the biochemical pathways expressed in them. Over the years, a library of …

Photothermal-responsive nanosized hybrid polymersome as versatile therapeutics codelivery nanovehicle for effective tumor suppression

H Zhang, W Cui, X Qu, H Wu, L Qu… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Effective cancer therapies often demand delivery of combinations of drugs to inhibit
multidrug resistance through synergism, and the development of multifunctional …

Antagonistic chemical coupling in self-reconfigurable host–guest protocells

N Martin, JP Douliez, Y Qiao, R Booth, M Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Fabrication of compartmentalised chemical systems with nested architectures and
biomimetic properties has important implications for controlling the positional assembly of …