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Printing artificial cells

by Mary Badcock, RSC last modified 06-19-09 03:29 AM Copyright 2009, RSC
Printing artificial cells

Each vesicle is formed by a series of inkjet pulses that form a single microfluidic jet, where pauses between pulse sets determine the frequency of vesicle formation (Image Credit: RSC)

In a step towards cell mimics, an inkjet printer is being used to make lipid-coated balls containing proteins. 

Daniel Fletcher from the University of California in Berkeley and coworkers from the US and France, developed the method to make single-lipid vesicles - fluid spheres encased in a lipid bilayer.  More...

http://www.rsc.org/Publishing/Journals/cb/Volume/2009/8/Printing_cells.asp

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