Droplet based microfluidics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of research combining
soft matter physics, biochemistry and microsystems engineering. Its applications range from …

Compartmentalization of biological content and function is a key architectural feature in
biology, where membrane bound micro-and nanocompartments are used for performing a …

Living cells communicate and cooperate to produce the emergent properties of tissues.
Synthetic mimics of cells, such as liposomes, are typically incapable of cooperation and …

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

We report recent advances in the field of droplet-based microfluidics. Specifically, we
highlight the unique features of such platforms for high-throughput experimentation; …

The design of membrane-based constructs with multiple compartments is of increasing
importance given their potential applications as microreactors, as artificial cells in synthetic …

We describe a protocol for forming an artificial lipid bilayer by contacting nanoliter aqueous
droplets in an oil solution in the presence of phospholipids. A lipid monolayer forms at each …

Spatially defined arrays of droplets differ from bulk emulsions in that droplets in arrays can
be indexed on the basis of one or more spatial variables to enable identification, monitoring …

Artificially reproducing cellular environments is a key aim of synthetic biology, which has the
potential to greatly enhance our understanding of cellular mechanisms. Microfluidic and lab …

Droplet interface bilayers (DIBs), comprising individual lipid bilayers between pairs of
aqueous droplets in an oil, are proving to be a useful tool for studying membrane proteins …