scholarly journals Shape and Size Control of Artificial Cells for Bottom-Up Biology

ACS Nano ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 5439-5450 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Fanalista ◽  
Anthony Birnie ◽  
Renu Maan ◽  
Federica Burla ◽  
Kevin Charles ◽  
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Science ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 291 (5511) ◽  
pp. 2115-2117 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. F. Puntes
Keyword(s):  

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (4) ◽  
pp. 2307-2314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Ashley ◽  
Marc R. Bourgeois ◽  
Raghavendra R. Murthy ◽  
Christine R. Laramy ◽  
Michael B. Ross ◽  
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Science ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 291 (5511) ◽  
pp. 2115-2117
Author(s):  
Victor F. Puntes ◽  
Kannan M. Krishnan ◽  
A. Paul Alivisatos
Keyword(s):  

ACS Nano ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 7396-7401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahanjit Bhattacharya ◽  
Neal K. Devaraj

2007 ◽  
Vol 06 (02) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
TOSHIYUKI NOMURA ◽  
TOSHIHIRO MORI ◽  
YASUHIRO KONISHI

The shape and size control of barium compound nanoparticles (barium chromate, barium sulfate, barium carbonate) was examined using the water-in-oil microemulsion as nanometer-sized reaction medium. The barium compound nanoparticles were synthesized using the microemulsion formed by AOT as an anionic surfactant and iso-octane as an organic solvent. Chromate, sulfate, or carbonate-containing microemulsion solution and Ba(AOT) 2 reverse micelle solution were mixed. After a few days, the morphology of the product material was observed using TEM. Then, bundle of the nanowire, chain structure of the nanorod, superlattice structure of the nanodot, and dispersed nanodot were synthesized by changing material concentration and material molar ratio. It has been shown that the aspect ratio of the generated particles decreased with increase in the anionic ion concentration. In contrast, the aspect ratio did not change even if the barium ion concentration changed. The surfactant AOT has selectively adsorbed on the specific crystal faces and suppressed their crystal growth. And, the generated particles were self-organized by the hydrophobic interaction of hydrophobic group of the AOT molecule adsorbed onto the particle. In conclusion, it was clarified that the supersaturation ratio and the particle–surfactant interaction were important factors for controlling the shape and size of the inorganic nanoparticles.


2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 723-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuval Elani

The quest to construct artificial cells from the bottom-up using simple building blocks has received much attention over recent decades and is one of the grand challenges in synthetic biology. Cell mimics that are encapsulated by lipid membranes are a particularly powerful class of artificial cells due to their biocompatibility and the ability to reconstitute biological machinery within them. One of the key obstacles in the field centres on the following: how can membrane-based artificial cells be generated in a controlled way and in high-throughput? In particular, how can they be constructed to have precisely defined parameters including size, biomolecular composition and spatial organization? Microfluidic generation strategies have proved instrumental in addressing these questions. This article will outline some of the major principles underpinning membrane-based artificial cells and their construction using microfluidics, and will detail some recent landmarks that have been achieved.


Nanoscale ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (9) ◽  
pp. 1699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiajia Ning ◽  
Kangkang Men ◽  
Guanjun Xiao ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Quanqin Dai ◽  
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