Micro/nano functional devices fabricated by additive manufacturing

Z Huang, G Shao, L Li - Progress in Materials Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Micro/nano functional devices featuring deep integration, intelligence, and miniaturization
have attracted considerable attention in frontier areas of research, such as micro/nano …

Hydrogels as functional components in artificial cell systems

ME Allen, JW Hindley, DK Baxani, O Ces… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Recent years have seen substantial efforts aimed at constructing artificial cells from various
molecular components with the aim of mimicking the processes, behaviours and …

Core-shell microparticles: From rational engineering to diverse applications

X Zhang, Q Qu, A Zhou, Y Wang, J Zhang… - Advances in Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Core-shell microparticles, composed of solid, liquid, or gas bubbles surrounded by a
protective shell, are gaining considerable attention as intelligent and versatile carriers that …

Compartmentalizing cell-free systems: toward creating life-like artificial cells and beyond

E Cho, Y Lu - ACS Synthetic Biology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Building an artificial cell is a research area that is rigorously studied in the field of synthetic
biology. It has brought about much attention with the aim of ultimately constructing a natural …

Cell‐inspired all‐aqueous microfluidics: from intracellular liquid–liquid phase separation toward advanced biomaterials

Q Ma, Y Song, W Sun, J Cao, H Yuan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Living cells have evolved over billions of years to develop structural and functional
complexity with numerous intracellular compartments that are formed due to liquid–liquid …

Recent Advances in Microfluidic Technologies for the Construction of Artificial Cells

S Tan, Y Ai, X Yin, Z Xue, X Fang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Artificial cells are synthetic constructs that emulate natural cells, with potential applications in
areas of energy science, environmental treatment, and the study of life's origins …

Unveiling pore formation and its influence on micromechanical property and stress distribution of 3D printed foam concrete modified with hydroxypropyl …

C Liu, Y Zhang, N Banthia - Additive Manufacturing, 2023 - Elsevier
The pore features are key parameters that influence the mechanical properties, thermal
insulation, and durability of concrete. The impact of the printing process and rheological …

Building programmable multicompartment artificial cells incorporating remotely activated protein channels using microfluidics and acoustic levitation

J Li, WD Jamieson, P Dimitriou, W Xu, P Rohde… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Intracellular compartments are functional units that support the metabolism within living
cells, through spatiotemporal regulation of chemical reactions and biological processes …

Microfluidic droplet-based functional materials for cell manipulation

Y Zheng, Z Wu, L Lin, X Zheng, Y Hou, JM Lin - Lab on a Chip, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Functional materials from the microfluidic-based droplet community are emerging as
enabling tools for various applications in tissue engineering and cell biology. The innovative …

Fabrication of biomaterials and biostructures based on microfluidic manipulation

W Zheng, R Xie, X Liang, Q Liang - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biofabrication technologies are of importance for the construction of organ models and
functional tissue replacements. Microfluidic manipulation, a promising biofabrication …