2 papers
physics.bio-ph2022
Actomyosin-driven division of a synthetic cell
Lucia Baldauf, Lennard van Buren, Federico Fanalista +1
One of the major challenges of bottom-up synthetic biology is rebuilding a minimal division machinery. The animal cell division apparatus is mechanically the simplest, in which an…
cond-mat.soft2019
Sculpting vesicles with active particles: Less is more
Hanumantha Rao Vutukuri, Masoud Hoore, Clara Abaurrea-Velasco +6
Biological cells are able to generate intricate structures and respond to external stimuli, sculpting their membrane from within. Simplified biomimetic systems can aid in understan…