Conspectus Engineering chemical communication between micro/nanosystems (via the
exchange of chemical messengers) is receiving increasing attention from the scientific …

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are self-assembled supramolecular structures found in nature,
often used for compartmentalization. Exploiting their inherent properties, including precise …

Within many chemical and biological systems, both synthetic and natural, communication via
chemical messengers is widely viewed as a key feature. Often known as molecular …

The recent and important advances in bottom-up synthetic biology (SB), in particular in the
field of the so-called “synthetic cells”(SCs)(or “artificial cells”, or “protocells”), lead us to …

The exponential growth of research on artificial cells and organelles underscores their
potential as tools to advance the understanding of fundamental biological processes. The …

The bottom‐up fabrication of synthetic cells (protocells) from molecules and materials, is a
major challenge of modern chemistry. A significant breakthrough has been the engineering …

The intracellular environment is a common feature of all living cells. It plays an active role in
promoting and regulating intracellular reactions. The construction of an artificial intracellular …

Communication between cells is crucial to the survival of both uni-and multicellular
organisms. The primary mode of communication involves chemical cues. There is great …

Gaining insight into the complex functions of tissues, which involve communicating cell
types, by utilizing materials that mimic the properties of real tissue, is an important step in …

The spatiotemporal orchestration of cellular processes is a ubiquitous phenomenon in
pluricellular organisms and bacterial communities, where sender cells secrete chemical …