Biomimetic behaviors in hydrogel artificial cells through embedded organelles

ME Allen, JW Hindley, N O'Toole… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Artificial cells are biomimetic structures formed from molecular building blocks that replicate
biological processes, behaviors, and architectures. Of these building blocks, hydrogels have …

Hydrogel-encapsulation to enhance bacterial diagnosis of colon inflammation

S Aghlara-Fotovat, E Musteata, MD Doerfert, M Baruch… - Biomaterials, 2023 - Elsevier
Bacteria can be genetically programmed to sense and report the presence of disease
biomarkers in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. However, diagnostic bacteria are typically …

Principles and challenges of whole cell microbial biosensors in the food industry

ASG Mendoza, MFM Acosta… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Whole cell microbial biosensors (WCMB) are mostly genetically modified microorganisms
used to detect target molecules as indicators of biological and chemical contaminants as …

An Outer Membrane‐Inspired Polymer Coating Protects and Endows Escherichia coli with Novel Functionalities

A Belluati, I Harley, I Lieberwirth, N Bruns - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A bio‐inspired membrane made of Pluronic L‐121 is produced around Escherichia coli
thanks to the simple co‐extrusion of bacteria and polymer vesicles. The block copolymer …

A portable, encapsulated microbial whole-cell biosensing system for the detection of bioavailable copper (II) in soil

MHO Roshid, M Moraskie, G O'Connor, E Dikici… - Microchemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
A portable, field deployable whole-cell biosensor was developed that can withstand the
complex matrices of soil and requires minimal to no sample preparation to monitor …

Engineered Bacteria as Living Biosensors in Dermal Tattoos

ME Allen, E Kamilova, C Monck, F Ceroni… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dermal tattoo biosensors are promising platforms for real‐time monitoring of biomarkers,
with skin used as a diagnostic interface. Traditional tattoo sensors have utilized small …

A rapid and standardized workflow for functional assessment of bacterial biosensors in fecal samples

A Zúñiga, G Muñoz-Guamuro, L Boivineau… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Gut metabolites are pivotal mediators of host-microbiome interactions and provide an
important window on human physiology and disease. However, current methods to monitor …

An outer membrane-inspired polymer coating protects and endows E. coli with novel functionalities

A Belluati, I Harley, I Lieberwirth, N Bruns - 2022 - chemrxiv.org
A bio-inspired membrane made of Pluronic® L-121 is produced around E. coli thanks to the
simple co-extrusion of bacteria and polymer vesicles. The block copolymer-coated bacteria …

[PDF][PDF] Development of a Sterilizable Hydrogel Platform for Biocontained Cell Therapy Delivery to the GI Tract

MD Doerfert - 2022 - repository.rice.edu
2.2: Objectives The main objective of this report is to test whether a sufficiently UV-absorbent
encapsulation material would protect encapsulated cells during a UV sterilization procedure …