Two-Way Chemical Communication between Artificial and Natural Cells

ACS Central Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 117-123

  Lentini, Roberta ^a   Martín, Noël Yeh ^a   Forlin, Michele ^a   Belmonte, Luca ^a   Fontana, Jason ^a   Cornella, Michele ^a   Martini, Laura ^a   Tamburini, Sabrina ^a   Bentley, William E ^b   Jousson, Olivier ^a   Mansy, Sheref S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SIGNALING; COMPLEX NETWORKS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ARTIFICIAL CELL; CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS; FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES; HOMOSERINE LACTONES; P.AERUGINOSA; SIGNALING MOLECULES; TEST CONDITION; TURING TESTS;

CELLS;

EID: 85026195695     PISSN: 23747943     EISSN: 23747951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00330     Document Type: Article

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