ReviewMaterials today. Bio2023
Preparation and biomedical applications of artificial cells.
Review in Materials today. Bio, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bottom-Up Synthetic Biology for Artificial Cell Design: From Scaffold Materials to Functional Integration.Journal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Dynamic Covalent Boronate Chemistry forJournal of the American Chemical Society · 2026Article
- Cell encapsulated biomaterials for translational medicine.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
- An artificial cell capable of signal transduction mediated by ADRB2 for the regulation of glycogenolysis.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dynamic Hydrogel-Based Cytomimetic Models for Chemical Information Conduction.Small science · 2025Article
- From Nano to Micro Polyion Complex Vesicles: Synthetic Cells with Membrane-Embedded Enzymes.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2025Article
- Dendritic Membranized Coacervate Microdroplets: A Robust Platform for Synthetic-Living Cell Consortia.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025Article
- Artificial cells and biomimicry cells: A rising star in the fight against cancer.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- Recent progress of artificial cells in structure design, functionality and the prospects in food biotechnology.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
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Abstract
Artificial cells have received much attention in recent years as cell mimics with typical biological functions that can be adapted for therapeutic and diagnostic applications, as well as having an unlimited supply. Although remarkable progress has been made to construct complex multifunctional artificial cells, there are still significant differences between artificial cells and natural cells. It is therefore important to understand the techniques and challenges for the fabrication of artificial cells and their applications for further technological advancement. The key concepts of top-down and bottom-up methods for preparing artificial cells are summarized, and the advantages and disadvantages of the bottom-up methods are compared and critically discussed in this review. Potential applications of artificial cells as drug carriers (microcapsules), as signaling regulators for coordinating cellular communication and as bioreactors for biomolecule fabrication, are further discussed. The challenges and future trends for the development of artificial cells simulating the real activities of natural cells are finally described.
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