Synthetic cells: Ion exchange leads to complex cell systems with inorganic membranes
Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 16:00
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our body consists of individual organs that are made of cells, which in turn contain a number of separate organelles. Biological function cannot be maintained if there are no separate compartments, and compartments are also of use in chemistry. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a team led by Leroy Cronin at the University of Glasgow (UK) has now introduced a method for the easy production of inorganic chemical cells, known as iCHELLS. Their method even makes it possible to make cells embedded within cells.