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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2011

Engineering Polymersome Protocells.

Neha P Kamat, Joshua S Katz, Daniel A Hammer

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Article in The journal of physical chemistry letters, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Compartmentalized Cell-Free Expression Systems for Building Synthetic Cells.Advances in biochemical engineering/biotechnology · 2023
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  19. Asymmetric Hybrid Polymer-Lipid Giant Vesicles as Cell Membrane Mimics.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Neha P KamatDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 240 Skirkanich Hall, Philadelphia PA 19104.
Joshua S Katz
Daniel A Hammer

Funding

Leuko-polymersomes for Optical ImagingR01EB003457 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI HAMMER, DANIEL A · 2004 to 2007
$1.2M
NIR-Emissive Polymersomal Markers for Molecula-Level Detection of MetastasisR01CA115229 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI THERIEN, MICHAEL J · 2006 to 2009
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA115229NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB003457
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of biomimicry is embracing the construction of complex assemblies that imitate both biological structure and function. Advancements in the design of these mimetics have generated a growing vision for creating an artificial or proto- cell. Polymersomes are vesicles that can be made from synthetic, biological or hybrid polymers and can be used as a model template to build cell-like structures. In this perspective, we discuss various areas where polymersomes have been used to mimic cell functions as well as areas in which the synthetic flexibility of polymersomes would make them ideal candidates for a biomembrane mimetic. Designing a polymersome that comprehensively displays the behaviors discussed herein has the potential to lead to the development of an autonomous, responsive particle that resembles the intelligence of a biological cell.

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PMID22110844
PMCPMC3220919

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