Many short cationic peptides are amphiphilic and are often termed antimicrobial peptides
(AMPs) as they can kill various microorganisms. These AMPs have largely been discovered …

In nanopore analytics, individual molecules pass through a single nanopore giving rise to
detectable temporary blockades in ionic pore current. Reflecting its simplicity, nanopore …

Responsive hydrogels that undergo controlled shape changes in response to a range of
stimuli are of interest for microscale soft robotic and biomedical devices. However, these …

In the discipline of bottom-up synthetic biology, vesicles define the boundaries of artificial
cells and are increasingly being used as biochemical microreactors operating in …

Although several new types of synthetic cell-like entities are now available, their structural
integration into spatially interlinked prototissues that communicate and display coordinated …

The multifaceted role of biological membranes prompted early the development of artificial
lipid-based models with a primary view of reconstituting the natural functions in vitro so as to …

Fabrication of artificial biomimetic materials has attracted abundant attention. As one of the
subcategories of biomimetic materials, artificial cells are highly significant for multiple …

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The plasma membrane is of central importance for defining the closed volume of cells in
contradistinction to the extracellular environment. The plasma membrane not only serves as …

Intracellular compartments are functional units that support the metabolism within living
cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes …