Print Email Facebook Twitter Synthetic life on a chip Title Synthetic life on a chip Author Deshpande, S.R. (TU Delft BN/Cees Dekker Lab; Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft) Dekker, C. (TU Delft BN/Cees Dekker Lab; Kavli institute of nanoscience Delft) Date 2019 Abstract In this article, we argue that on-chip microfluidic systems provide an attractive technology when it comes to designing synthetic cells. We emphasize the importance of the surrounding environment for both living systems in nature and for developing artificial self-sustaining entities. On-chip microfluidic devices provide a high degree of control over the production of cell-like synthetic entities as well as over the local microenvironment that these soft-matter-based synthetic cells experience. Rapid progress in microfluidic fabrication technology has led to a variety of production and manipulation tools that establish on-chip environments as a versatile platform and arguably the best route forward for realizing synthetic life. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ae357f3b-058d-4557-90e7-9d8dcc32cbdc DOI https://doi.org/10.1042/ETLS20190097 Embargo date 2020-08-20 ISSN 2397-8554 Source Emerging Topics in Life Sciences, 3 (5), 559-566 Bibliographical note Accepted Author Manuscript Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights © 2019 S.R. Deshpande, C. Dekker Files PDF Emerging_Topics_in_Life_S ... chip_6.pdf 1.38 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:ae357f3b-058d-4557-90e7-9d8dcc32cbdc/datastream/OBJ/view