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• Article | 14 June 2021

  Programmable icosahedral shell system for virus trapping

  Programmable triangular DNA blocks self-assemble into distinct icosahedral shells with specific geometry and apertures that can encapsulate viruses and decrease viral infection.

  • Christian Sigl
  • , Elena M. Willner
  •  & Hendrik Dietz

• Article | 06 November 2017

  Intracellular production of hydrogels and synthetic RNA granules by multivalent molecular interactions

  An approach to form protein-based hydrogels in living cells that resemble physiological hydrogel-like size-dependent molecular sieves is presented. Synthetic RNA granules mimics are obtained by functionalizing these entities with RNA-binding motifs.

  • Hideki Nakamura
  • , Albert A. Lee
  •  & Takanari Inoue

• Article | 16 October 2017

  Sequential bottom-up assembly of mechanically stabilized synthetic cells by microfluidics

  A microfluidics method to generate giant, copolymer-stabilized liposomes is presented. These vesicles are functionalized with distinct proteins to recapitulate cellular processes.

  • Marian Weiss
  • , Johannes Patrick Frohnmayer
  •  & Joachim P. Spatz

• Review Article | 04 July 2016

  Pursuing prosthetic electronic skin

  This Review discusses the materials and electronic requirements for flexible sensors and electronic systems to mimic the mechanical and sensing properties of natural skin, with the goal of providing artificial prostheses with sensing capabilities.

  • Alex Chortos
  • , Jia Liu
  •  & Zhenan Bao