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ArticleScience advances2026

Image-based phenotypic sorting of synthetic cells.

Marijn van den Brink, Marlena Stam, Nico J Claassens, Christophe Danelon

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Article in Science advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marijn van den BrinkDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0006-9286-0746
Marlena StamDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, Netherlands.
Nico J ClaassensLaboratory of Microbiology, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0003-1593-0377
Christophe DanelonDepartment of Bionanoscience, Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2629 HZ Delft, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0961-6640

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the relationships between genotype and phenotype is key to many areas of biological research and to the development of synthetic cells. We describe an image-based screening and sorting workflow that explores the phenotypes of gene-expressing vesicles within nonclonal populations and selects the desired variants. Using automated confocal microscopy and real-time, neural network-assisted image analysis, we demonstrate that liposomes can be selected for fluorescence intensity, protein localization, membrane morphology, and dynamic behaviors, and their phenotype can be linked to genetic content. This approach could substantially accelerate the evolution of cellular functions in a minimal synthetic context.

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Artificial CellsImage Processing, Computer-AssistedLiposomesMicroscopy, ConfocalNeural Networks, ComputerPhenotypeLiposomes

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PMID42234731
PMCPMC13232557

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