Shin‐ichiro M. Nomura
Spontaneous and driven growth of multicellular lipid compartments to millimeter size from porous polymer structures**
Nomura, Shin‐ichiro M.; Shimizu, Ryo; Archer, Richard James; Hayase, Gen; Toyota, Taro; Mayne, Richard; Adamatzky, Andrew
Authors
Ryo Shimizu
Richard James Archer
Gen Hayase
Taro Toyota
Richard Mayne
Andrew Adamatzky Andrew.Adamatzky@uwe.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
This report describes a method to obtain multicellular shaped compartments made by lipids growing from a sponge-like porous structure. Each compartment is several tens of micrometers in diameter and separated by membranes comprised of phospholipid and amphipathic molecules. The multi-compartment structure spontaneously grew to a millimeter scale, driven by an ionic concentration difference between the interior and exterior environments of the sponge. These compartments can also easily incorporate hydrophilic species as a well as smaller materials such as liposomes. Additionally, we showed that mechanical squeezing of the sponge was also effective in producing multicellular bodies. These simple methods to obtain large-scale multicellular compartment of lipid membrane will help future designs and trials of chemical communications on artificial cells.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Nov 1, 2022 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 19, 2022 |
Publication Date | Sep 14, 2022 |
Deposit Date | Nov 8, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 8, 2022 |
Journal | ChemSystemsChem |
Electronic ISSN | 2570-4206 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 5 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1002/syst.202200006 |
Keywords | Management Science and Operations Research, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering and Power Technology |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10016810 |
Publisher URL | https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/syst.202200006 |
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