The construction of artificial cells from inanimate molecular building blocks is one of the
grand challenges of our time. In addition to being used as simplified cell models to decipher …

Membrane fusion processes play key roles in biological transformations, such as
endocytosis/exocytosis, signal transduction, neurotransmission, or viral infections, and …

The ubiquitous biomembrane interface, with its dynamic lateral fluidity, allows membrane-
bound components to rearrange and localize for high-affinity multivalent ligand–receptor …

Biology has evolved a variety of agents capable of permeabilizing and disrupting lipid
membranes, from amyloid aggregates, to antimicrobial peptides, to venom compounds …

Colloidal particles with mobile binding molecules constitute a powerful platform for probing
the physics of self-assembly. Binding molecules are free to diffuse and rearrange on the …

Cells can precisely program the shape and lateral organization of their membranes using
protein machinery. Aiming to replicate a comparable degree of control, here we introduce …

From viruses to nanoparticles, constructs functionalized with multiple ligands display
peculiar binding properties that only arise from multivalent effects. Using statistical …

Nanoarchitectonics relies on the fabrication of materials at the atomic/molecular level to
achieve the desired shape and function. Significant advances have been made in …

DNA-mediated self-assembly of colloids has emerged as a powerful tool to assemble the
materials of prescribed structure and properties. The uniqueness of the approach lies in the …

State‐of‐the‐art bottom‐up synthetic biology allows to replicate many basic biological
functions in artificial‐cell‐like devices. To mimic more complex behaviors, however, artificial …