New windows opened on cell-to-cell interactions
Date: 25.7.2009
Applying **biological** molecules from cell membranes to the **surfaces** of **artificial** materials is opening peepholes on the very basics of **cell-to-cell** interaction.
Two recently published papers by a University of Oregon biophysicist and colleagues suggest that putting lipids and other cell membrane components on **manufactured surfaces** could lead to new classes of **self-assembling** materials for use in precision optics, nanotechnology, electronics and pharmaceuticals.
"University of Oregon":[ http://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/7/new-windows-opened-cell-cell-interactions]
