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3D Printing: Shaping Giant Membrane Vesicles in 3D‐Printed Protein Hydrogel Cages (Small 27/2020)
Author(s) -
Jia Haiyang,
Litschel Thomas,
Heymann Michael,
Eto Hiromune,
Franquelim Henri G.,
Schwille Petra
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202070151
Subject(s) - microscale chemistry , biocompatible material , 3d printed , 3d printing , nanotechnology , vesicle , materials science , self healing hydrogels , soft matter , soft materials , membrane , biophysics , chemistry , chemical engineering , biomedical engineering , polymer chemistry , composite material , engineering , biology , biochemistry , mathematics education , mathematics , colloid
In article number 1906259, Petra Schwille and co‐workers demonstrate 3D printing of a microscale device made of a biocompatible protein hydrogel that can be used to induce reversible shape changes in trapped vesicles by pH‐stimulus. These soft material‐based cages provide an artificial microenvironment, which may in the future allow us to investigate how synthetic cells react to and interact with external mechanical cues.