Synthetic biology: bottom-up assembly of molecular systems

S Hirschi, TR Ward, WP Meier, DJ Müller… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The bottom-up assembly of biological and chemical components opens exciting
opportunities to engineer artificial vesicular systems for applications with previously unmet …

[HTML][HTML] Liposomes and polymersomes: a comparative review towards cell mimicking

E Rideau, R Dimova, P Schwille, FR Wurm… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cells are integral to all forms of life due to their compartmentalization by the plasma
membrane. However, living organisms are immensely complex. Thus there is a need for …

Material evolution with nanotechnology, nanoarchitectonics, and materials informatics: what will be the next paradigm shift in nanoporous materials?

W Chaikittisilp, Y Yamauchi, K Ariga - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Materials science and chemistry have played a central and significant role in advancing
society. With the shift toward sustainable living, it is anticipated that the development of …

Light-powered CO2 fixation in a chloroplast mimic with natural and synthetic parts

TE Miller, T Beneyton, T Schwander, C Diehl, M Girault… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Nature integrates complex biosynthetic and energy-converting tasks within compartments
such as chloroplasts and mitochondria. Chloroplasts convert light into chemical energy …

Self‐assembled peptide‐and protein‐based nanomaterials for antitumor photodynamic and photothermal therapy

M Abbas, Q Zou, S Li, X Yan - Advanced materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Tremendous interest in self‐assembly of peptides and proteins towards functional
nanomaterials has been inspired by naturally evolving self‐assembly in biological …

Photosynthetic artificial organelles sustain and control ATP-dependent reactions in a protocellular system

KY Lee, SJ Park, KA Lee, SH Kim, H Kim, Y Meroz… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Inside cells, complex metabolic reactions are distributed across the modular compartments
of organelles,. Reactions in organelles have been recapitulated in vitro by reconstituting …

Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials

S Tadepalli, JM Slocik, MK Gupta, RR Naik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Nanoarchitectonics beyond self‐assembly: challenges to create bio‐like hierarchic organization

K Ariga, X Jia, J Song, JP Hill… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Incorporation of non‐equilibrium actions in the sequence of self‐assembly processes would
be an effective means to establish bio‐like high functionality hierarchical assemblies. As a …

Conjugated polymer nanoparticles for imaging, cell activity regulation, and therapy

Y Wang, L Feng, S Wang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Conjugated polymer nanoparticles, considered as a class of promising nanomaterials for
biomedical application, are extensively employed in bioimaging, anti‐microorganism and …

Enhanced biological photosynthetic efficiency using light‐harvesting engineering with dual‐emissive carbon dots

W Li, S Wu, H Zhang, X Zhang, J Zhuang… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing solar energy conversion is imperative and maximizing solar energy capture
remains significant. Here, nanotechnology toward engineering hybrid photosystem involving …