Using microfabrication and 3D-printing we build mimics of cell membranes from their component parts. This helps us understand precisely how these components work together. It also lets us build artificial protocells with new emergent properties. Using microfabrication and 3D-printing we develop new artificial lipid bilayers that give us control over membrane properties...
We are the Wallace lab at King's College London. We build artificial mimics of cell membranes; both to improve our understanding of membrane biology, and to engineer new devices inspired by biology.