Recent advances in synthetic biology and materials science have given rise to a new form of
materials, namely engineered living materials (ELMs), which are composed of living matter …

The use of living bacteria either as therapeutic agents or drug carriers has shown great
potential in treating a multitude of intractable diseases. However, cells are often fragile to …

The gut microbiota represents a large community of microorganisms that play an important
role in immune regulation and maintenance of homeostasis. Living bacteria receive …

The past decade has witnessed a great leap forward in bacteria-based living agents,
including imageable probes, diagnostic reagents, and therapeutics, by virtue of their unique …

Despite the fact that oral microecologics are effective in modulating the gut microbiome, they
always suffer from multiple insults during the journey from manufacture to arrival at the …

Microbial therapy has shown remarkable clinical success. However, insufficient colonization
of transplanted microbes at the location of interest and the complexity of mechanisms and …

Oral administration is a widespread and convenient drug delivery approach. However, oral
delivery can be affected by the complex digestive tract environment, including irregular …

The oral delivery of probiotics is commonly adopted for intestinal disease treatments in
clinical settings; however, the probiotics suffer from a strong acidic attack in the gastric area …

Background: Despite their outstanding properties in high surface-to-volume ratio and deep
penetration, the application of ultrasmall nanoparticles for tumor theranostics remains limited …

Cell‐in‐shell biohybrid structures, synthesized by encapsulating individual living cells with
exogenous materials, have emerged as exciting functional entities for engineered living …