One of the major aims of synthetic biology is to take advantage of the cellular machinery and build a self-replicating cell mimicking a natural living organism. This so-called artificial/synthetic cell could then be modified according to the needs of the researcher. Although we are still...
Modularity is one of the promising aspects of microfluidics. Although microfluidics has great modularity potential to offer, the majority of the microfluidic devices designed so far involve "one size fits all" chips. This constrains the maneuverability of the microfluidic chips and increases the demand for...
The pharmaceutical industry can see a significant boost by the development of in vitro models with better predictive potentials for drug toxicity screening. A biologically relevant in vitro model with tunable modalities can impact and shift the current drug toxicity screening paradigm. Drug testing can...
During winemaking, in a process called malolactic fermentation (MLF), the malic acid which has a taste sharp and is often present in grapes, converts to lactic acid which has a softer taste. Other than deacidifying the wine, the aromatic and smooth taste of red wines...
Giant Unilamellar lipid Vesicles (GUVs) are lipid spherical chambers surrounded by a lipid bilayer with a size range of 1-200 micron. They are often used in artificial cells as biological membranes to recapitulate the cell wall. GUVs have been made by a wide variety of...