Engineered Living Materials: Prospects and Challenges for Using Biological Systems to Direct the Assembly of Smart Materials

Genetically-Tunable Mechanical Properties of Bacterial Functional Amyloid Nanofibers

(2017) M. Tarek Abdelwahab et al.   LANGMUIR

Stretchable living materials and devices with hydrogel–elastomer hybrids hosting programmed cells

(2017) Xinyue Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Genetically encoded conductive protein nanofibers secreted by engineered cells

(2017) Ebuzer Kalyoncu et al.   RSC Advances

A Synthetic Circuit for Mercury Bioremediation Using Self-Assembling Functional Amyloids

(2017) Pei Kun R. Tay et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Extracellular Self-Assembly of Functional and Tunable Protein Conjugates from Bacillus subtilis

(2017) Charlie Gilbert et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

A Straightforward Approach for 3D Bacterial Printing

(2017) Benjamin A. E. Lehner et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Multicellular Biohybrid Materials: Probing the Interplay of Cells of Different Types Precisely Positioned and Constrained on 3D Wireframe-Like Microstructures

(2017) Maurizio R. Gullo et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Application of denitrifying wood chip bioreactors for management of residential non-point sources of nitrogen

(2017) E. V. Lopez-Ponnada et al.   Journal of Biological Engineering

Harnessing the hygroscopic and biofluorescent behaviors of genetically tractable microbial cells to design biohybrid wearables

(2017) Wen Wang et al.   Science Advances

Human Gut-On-A-Chip Supports Polarized Infection of Coxsackie B1 Virus In Vitro

(2017) Remi Villenave et al.   PLoS One

Cooperation in carbon source degradation shapes spatial self-organization of microbial consortia on hydrated surfaces

(2017) Robin Tecon et al.   Scientific Reports

Advanced Materials From Fungal Mycelium: Fabrication and Tuning of Physical Properties

(2017) Muhammad Haneef et al.   Scientific Reports

Microorganism Nutrition Processes as a General Route for the Preparation of Bionic Nanocomposites Based on Intractable Polymers

(2016) L. Valentini et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Graphene-Based Bionic Composites with Multifunctional and Repairing Properties

(2016) L. Valentini et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Metabolic Glycoengineering with N -Acyl Side Chain Modified Mannosamines

(2016) Paul R. Wratil et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A composite microbial agent containing bacterial and fungal species: Optimization of the preparation process, analysis of characteristics, and use in the purification for volatile organic compounds

(2016) Zhuowei Cheng et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Modular genetic regulatory networks increase organization during pattern formation

(2016) Hamid Mohamadlou et al.   BIOSYSTEMS

Display of recombinant proteins at the surface of lactic acid bacteria: strategies and applications

(2016) C. Michon et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Living biofouling-resistant membranes as a model for the beneficial use of engineered biofilms

(2016) Thammajun L. Wood et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Engineering control of bacterial cellulose production using a genetic toolkit and a new cellulose-producing strain

(2016) Michael Florea et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phototactic guidance of a tissue-engineered soft-robotic ray

(2016) S.-J. Park et al.   SCIENCE

Synthetic Morphogenesis

(2016) Brian P. Teague et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Polyhydroxyalkanoates: opening doors for a sustainable future

(2016) Zibiao Li et al.   NPG Asia Materials

Synthetic Biogenesis of Bacterial Amyloid Nanomaterials with Tunable Inorganic–Organic Interfaces and Electrical Conductivity

(2016) Urartu Ozgur Safak Seker et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Production of Hollow Bacterial Cellulose Microspheres Using Microfluidics to Form an Injectable Porous Scaffold for Wound Healing

(2016) Jiaqing Yu et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Microbe-engaged synthesis of carbon dot-decorated reduced graphene oxide as high-performance oxygen reduction catalysts

(2016) Lihua Zhou et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Fabrication of living soft matter by symbiotic growth of unicellular microorganisms

(2016) Anupam A. K. Das et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Genetically engineering of Escherichia coli and immobilization on electrospun fibers for drug delivery purposes

(2016) Songzhi Xie et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry B

Scalable Production of Genetically Engineered Nanofibrous Macroscopic Materials via Filtration

(2016) Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne et al.   ACS Biomaterials-Science & Engineering

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates containing hydroxyl group from glycolate in Escherichia coli

(2016) Chayatip Insomphun et al.   AMB Express

Scalable Production of Genetically Engineered Nanofibrous Macroscopic Materials via Filtration

(2016) Noémie-Manuelle Dorval Courchesne et al.   ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering

Distinct Contributions of Astrocytes and Pericytes to Neuroinflammation Identified in a 3D Human Blood-Brain Barrier on a Chip

(2016) Anna Herland et al.   PLoS One

2- and 3-dimensional synthetic large-scale de novo patterning by mammalian cells through phase separation

(2016) Elise Cachat et al.   Scientific Reports

Genome sequence and plasmid transformation of the model high-yield bacterial cellulose producer Gluconacetobacter hansenii ATCC 53582

(2016) Michael Florea et al.   Scientific Reports

Fermentation based carbon nanotube multifunctional bionic composites

(2016) Luca Valentini et al.   Scientific Reports

Bioprinting of 3D Convoluted Renal Proximal Tubules on Perfusable Chips

(2016) Kimberly A. Homan et al.   Scientific Reports

A fungal biofilm reactor based on metal structured packing improves the quality of a Gla::GFP fusion protein produced by Aspergillus oryzae

(2015) Q. Zune et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

In Vivo Curdlan/Cellulose Bionanocomposite Synthesis by Genetically Modified Gluconacetobacter xylinus

(2015) Ju Fang et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Living Composites of Electrospun Yeast Cells for Bioremediation and Ethanol Production

(2015) Ilya Letnik et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

Engineered catalytic biofilms: Site-specific enzyme immobilization ontoE. colicurli nanofibers

(2015) Zsofia Botyanszki et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Airlift bioreactor for biological applications with microbubble mediated transport processes

(2015) Mahmood K.H. AL-Mashhadani et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCE

Biomineralization for sustainable construction – A review of processes and applications

(2015) Varenyam Achal et al.   EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS

Wiring for independence: Positive feedback motifs facilitate individuation of traits in development and evolution

(2015) Mihaela Pavličev et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION

Living Composites of Bacteria and Polymers as Biomimetic Films for Metal Sequestration and Bioremediation

(2015) Christian Knierim et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

Small airway-on-a-chip enables analysis of human lung inflammation and drug responses in vitro

(2015) Kambez H Benam et al.   NATURE METHODS

Contributions of microbiome and mechanical deformation to intestinal bacterial overgrowth and inflammation in a human gut-on-a-chip

(2015) Hyun Jung Kim et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Targeted drug delivery using genetically engineered diatom biosilica

(2015) Bahman Delalat et al.   Nature Communications

Scaling up nanoscale water-driven energy conversion into evaporation-driven engines and generators

(2015) Xi Chen et al.   Nature Communications

Hybrid Conducting Biofilm with Built-in Bacteria for High-Performance Microbial Fuel Cells

(2015) Cui-e Zhao et al.   ChemElectroChem

High-yield production of extracellular type-I cellulose by the cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC 7002

(2015) Chi Zhao et al.   Cell Discovery

A CRISPR-Cas9 System for Genetic Engineering of Filamentous Fungi

(2015) Christina S. Nødvig et al.   PLoS One

A combined cell-consortium approach for lignocellulose degradation by specialized Lactobacillus plantarum cells

(2014) Sarah Moraïs et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Emissions from South Asian Brick Production

(2014) Cheryl Weyant et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Magnetic steering control of multi-cellular bio-hybrid microswimmers

(2014) Rika Wright Carlsen et al.   LAB ON A CHIP

Bacteria-instructed synthesis of polymers for self-selective microbial binding and labelling

(2014) E. Peter Magennis et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Synthesis and patterning of tunable multiscale materials with engineered cells

(2014) Allen Y. Chen et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Bacillus spores as building blocks for stimuli-responsive materials and nanogenerators

(2014) Xi Chen et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Three-dimensionally printed biological machines powered by skeletal muscle

(2014) C. Cvetkovic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Programmable biofilm-based materials from engineered curli nanofibres

(2014) Peter Q. Nguyen et al.   Nature Communications

Flexible Supercapacitors Based on Bacterial Cellulose Paper Electrodes

(2014) Shaohui Li et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

Microorganism inspired hydrogels: hierarchical super/macro-porous structure, rapid swelling rate and high adsorption

(2014) Qingsong Zhang et al.   RSC Advances

A library of mammalian effector modules for synthetic morphology

(2014) Elise Cachat et al.   Journal of Biological Engineering

“NiCo Buster”: engineering E. coli for fast and efficient capture of cobalt and nickel

(2014) Alexandre Duprey et al.   Journal of Biological Engineering

Development of a Sperm-Flagella Driven Micro-Bio-Robot

(2013) Veronika Magdanz et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanobiology and Developmental Control

(2013) Tadanori Mammoto et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

More Than Meets the Eye in Bacterial Cellulose: Biosynthesis, Bioprocessing, and Applications in Advanced Fiber Composites

(2013) Koon-Yang Lee et al.   MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE

A Hybrid Assembly by Encapsulation of Human Cells within Mineralised Beads for Cell Therapy

(2013) Philippe Dandoy et al.   PLoS One

A Flexible Mathematical Model Platform for Studying Branching Networks: Experimentally Validated Using the Model Actinomycete, Streptomyces coelicolor

(2013) Leena Nieminen et al.   PLoS One

3D printing of microscopic bacterial communities

(2013) J. L. Connell et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biocalcification using B. pasteurii for strengthening brick masonry civil engineering structures

(2013) Supriya H. Raut et al.   WORLD JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Silicon: A Review of Its Potential Role in the Prevention and Treatment of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis

(2013) Charles T. Price et al.   International Journal of Endocrinology

Electrochemical biomemory devices based on self-assembled graphene–Shewanella oneidensis composite biofilms

(2013) Yong Yuan et al.   RSC Advances

Cell Polarity-Driven Instability Generates Self-Organized, Fractal Patterning of Cell Layers

(2013) Timothy J. Rudge et al.   ACS Synthetic Biology

Functional tissue units and their primary tissue motifs in multi-scale physiology

(2013) Bernard de Bono et al.   Journal of Biomedical Semantics

Incorporation of Penicillin-Producing Fungi into Living Materials to Provide Chemically Active and Antibiotic-Releasing Surfaces

(2012) Lukas C. Gerber et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Carbonic anhydrases in anthozoan corals—A review

(2012) Anthony Bertucci et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Nitrate removal from liquid effluents using microalgae immobilized on chitosan nanofiber mats

(2012) Ela Eroglu et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

A tissue-engineered jellyfish with biomimetic propulsion

(2012) Janna C Nawroth et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Curli Functional Amyloid Systems Are Phylogenetically Widespread and Display Large Diversity in Operon and Protein Structure

(2012) Morten S. Dueholm et al.   PLoS One

Biosynthesis and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate containing 5-hydroxyvalerate units: Effects of 5HV units on biodegradability, cytotoxicity, mechanical and thermal properties

(2012) Jo-Ann Chuah et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Localized cell death focuses mechanical forces during 3D patterning in a biofilm

(2012) M. Asally et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biofilms as living catalysts in continuous chemical syntheses

(2012) Babu Halan et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Synthetic quorum-sensing circuit to control consortial biofilm formation and dispersal in a microfluidic device

(2012) Seok Hoon Hong et al.   Nature Communications

Development of Miniaturized Walking Biological Machines

(2012) Vincent Chan et al.   Scientific Reports

Live Diatom Silica Immobilization of Multimeric and Redox-Active Enzymes

(2011) V. C. Sheppard et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates containing 2-hydroxybutyrate from unrelated carbon source by metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

(2011) Si Jae Park et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Use of silica gel or polyurethane immobilized bacteria for self-healing concrete

(2011) Jianyun Wang et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Artificial leaf device for solar fuel production

(2011) Yutaka Amao et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Mathematical modeling of wastewater decolorization in a trickle-bed bioreactor

(2011) T. Skybová et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

Living fungal hyphae-templated porous gold microwires using nanoparticles as building blocks

(2011) Asma Rehman et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Reassessment of hydrogen tolerance in Caldicellulosiruptor saccharolyticus

(2011) Karin Willquist et al.   Microbial Cell Factories

Incorporating microorganisms into polymer layers provides bioinspired functional living materials

(2011) L. C. Gerber et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sequential Establishment of Stripe Patterns in an Expanding Cell Population

(2011) C. Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Engineering a novel c-di-GMP-binding protein for biofilm dispersal

(2010) Qun Ma et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bacterial polymers: biosynthesis, modifications and applications

(2010) Bernd H. A. Rehm   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Engineering biofilm formation and dispersal

(2010) Thomas K. Wood et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Tree genetic engineering and applications to sustainable forestry and biomass production

(2010) Antoine Harfouche et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Unit Operations of Tissue Development: Epithelial Folding

(2010) Jeremiah J. Zartman et al.   Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Engineering global regulator Hha of Escherichia coli to control biofilm dispersal

(2010) Seok Hoon Hong et al.   Microbial Biotechnology

Spatial Patterns in Hyphal Growth and Substrate Exploitation within Norway Spruce Stems Colonized by the Pathogenic White-Rot Fungus Heterobasidion parviporum

(2009) A. M. Hietala et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

A Synthetic Genetic Edge Detection Program

(2009) Jeffrey J. Tabor et al.   CELL

Application of bacteria as self-healing agent for the development of sustainable concrete

(2009) Henk M. Jonkers et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

The Silicon Layer Supports Acid Resistance of Bacillus cereus Spores

(2009) R. Hirota et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Encapsulation of cells within silica matrixes: Towards a new advance in the conception of living hybrid materials

(2009) Christophe F. Meunier et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Remodeling bacterial polysaccharides by metabolic pathway engineering

(2009) W. Yi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Engineering of bio-hybrid materials by electrospinning polymer-microbe fibers

(2009) Y. Liu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymers from mixtures of plant oils and 3-hydroxyvalerate precursors

(2008) Wing-Hin Lee et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

An estimation of the Young’s modulus of bacterial cellulose filaments

(2008) Y.-C. Hsieh et al.   CELLULOSE

Enhanced Continuous Biohydrogen Production by Immobilized Anaerobic Microflora†

(2007) Zhen-Peng Zhang et al.   ENERGY & FUELS