Engineering Living Materials by Synthetic Biology

Overview

Journal Biophys Rev (Melville)

Specialty Biophysics

Date 2024 Mar 20

PMID 38505813

Authors

Jiren Luo

Jiangfeng Chen

Yaoge Huang

Lingchong You

Zhuojun Dai

Affiliations

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Abstract

Natural biological materials are programmed by genetic information and able to self-organize, respond to environmental stimulus, and couple with inorganic matter. Inspired by the natural system and to mimic their complex and delicate fabrication process and functions, the field of engineered living materials emerges at the interface of synthetic biology and materials science. Here, we review the recent efforts and discuss the challenges and future opportunities.

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