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

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 …

Responsive hydrogels that undergo controlled shape changes in response to a range of
stimuli are of interest for microscale soft robotic and biomedical devices. However, these …

Bioelectronic devices that are tetherless and soft are promising developments in medicine,
robotics and chemical computing. Here, we describe bioinspired synthetic neurons …

Abstract 3D-printing networks of droplets connected by interface bilayers are a powerful
platform to build synthetic tissues in which functionality relies on precisely ordered …

Synthetic tissues can be generated by forming networks of aqueous droplets in lipid-
containing oil. Each droplet contains a cell-free expression system and is connected to its …

Abstract Model membranes can be used to elucidate the intricacies of the chemical
processes that occur in cell membranes, but the perfectly biomimetic, yet bespoke, model …

While significant advances have been achieved with non-living synthetic cells built from the
bottom-up, less progress has been made with the fabrication of synthetic tissues built from …

Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) functionalized with lipid membranes could
enable new hybrid synapses for sensing and neuromorphic computing in biological media …

Inspired by the structure and functionality of natural cellular tissues, droplet interface bilayer
(DIB)-based materials strategically combine model membrane assembly techniques and …