Artificial cell mimics as simplified models for the study of cell biology

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 242, Issue 13, 2017, Pages 1309-1317

  Salehi Reyhani, Ali ^a   Ces, Oscar ^a   Elani, Yuval ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Artificial cells; biomimetics; biophysics; synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL CELL; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMIMETICS; BIOPHYSICS; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOLOGY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR CROWDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; CELL FUNCTION; PROCEDURES;

ARTIFICIAL CELLS; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES;

EID: 85026267925     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1535370217711441     Document Type: Review

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