An automated system to assemble macrotissues from prefabricated living microtissues with a cell density similar to organs is reported.
Controlling Cells with Light and LOV
The broad applications of LOV domains in optogenetics are reviewed.
Biocatalysis with Trapped Bacteria
Bacteria trapped inside porous beads function as efficient living biocatalysts and can be assembled to perform preprogrammed sequences of reactions.
Magnetosomes: Natural Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
A new in vivo strategy for displaying foreign polypeptides on magnetosomes is presented.
Capturing Tumor Cells in the Blood
Fc-Mannose Binding Lectin presents a new broad-spectrum capture molecule for circulating tumor cells.
Helium Ion Microscopy: A Versatile Tool to Study Biological Interactions at the Nanoscale
In their article published in Advanced Biosystems, Miika Leppänen et al. employ helium ion microscopy to visualize the interaction between phages and bacteria.
Glowing miRNA in vivo
A DNA molecular machine powered by double-stranded fuel strands enables visualization of microRNAs in tumor bearing mice.
Bioinspired Extracellular Vesicles for Personalized Drug Delivery
Investigating EV production and purification methods by mimicking the natural release process of EVs in blood capillaries with a bioinspired mechanical microfluidic method.
ParaStamp Rewritable Microarrays for Cell Patterning and Drug Screening
For fundamental biological studies or complex investigations of drug behaviour, ParaStamp is a powerful enabling technology.
From Cells, To Cells: A Step Forward in Targeted Drug Delivery
Extracellular vesicles are highly biocompatible and efficient carriers for targeted and personalized drug delivery.