Issue 38, 2017

Recent advances in the synthesis of functional materials by engineered and recombinant living cells

Abstract

At the interface of materials science and synthetic biology, several concepts were recently developed for the production of functional materials by living cells. Selected recent strategies for this are highlighted here with a focus on bioactive, electronic and fluorescent materials.

Graphical abstract: Recent advances in the synthesis of functional materials by engineered and recombinant living cells

Article information

Article type
Highlight
Submitted
19 May 2017
Accepted
17 Sep 2017
First published
18 Sep 2017

Soft Matter, 2017,13, 6672-6677

Recent advances in the synthesis of functional materials by engineered and recombinant living cells

M. Winnacker, Soft Matter, 2017, 13, 6672 DOI: 10.1039/C7SM01000A

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