Artificial Cells are not to reproduce biological cells but to prepare an artificial system for possible uses in medicine and other areas. Many of the ideas on artificial cells are being extensively applied and extended by researchers worldwide, resulting in rapid and exciting progress and discoveries. Different configurations include using emulsion methods and microfluidizers to form microscopic or nano dimension cells called artificial cells, synthetic cells, microcapsules, nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymersomes, etc. Macro dimensions artificial cells are used for bioencapsulated cells. Soluble nanobiotherapeutics can be formed by crosslinking proteins and enzymes or by PEG conjugation. The principle of artificial cell has now evolved into nanomedicine, biotherapeutics, blood substitutes, drug delivery, enzyme/gene therapy, cancer therapy, cell/stem cell therapy, nanoparticles, liposomes, bioencapsulation, replicating synthetic cells, cell encapsulation, biosorbent/immunosorbent hemoperfusion/plasmapheresis, regenerative medicine, encapsulated microbe, COVID_19 vaccine, COVID_19 therapy, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology and other areas.
The artificial cell is a highly interdisciplinary area involving those in medicine, chemistry, bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, and other areas. The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of papers that individually and collectively use the concept of artificial cells as the basis for novel and innovative medical technology. This Research Topic will show the potential of artificial cells and help to stimulate further research and clinical application in this exciting area by highly interdisciplinary researchers. In so doing, these insights will identify novel targets for subsequent development in this area to produce further new generations of highly effective and innovative medical technology for the welfare of the patients.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following topics: (but is not restricted to):
• Medical applications based on the principle of artificial cells, including its extended configurations of microcapsules, nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymersomes, synthetic cells, bioencapsulation, PEGulation, crosslinked nanobiotherapeutics, and microfluidizer.
• Areas of Medical application include nanomedicine, biotherapeutics, blood substitutes, drug delivery, enzyme/gene therapy, cancer therapy, immunotherapy, cell/stem cell therapy, biosorbent/immunosorbent hemoperfusion/plasmapheresis, regenerative medicine, encapsulated microbe, COVID_19 vaccine, COVID_19 therapy, diagnostic, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology.
• Stages of medical technology include:
• Those already approved by health regulating agencies for routine patient use
• Those that are in the clinical trial stage
• Those that are in the animal testing preclinical trial stage
• Those that are in the scale-up stage
• Those applications that are in the laboratory research stage
• Concept stage
• Diagnostic and research equipment available commercially or in development
Artificial Cells are not to reproduce biological cells but to prepare an artificial system for possible uses in medicine and other areas. Many of the ideas on artificial cells are being extensively applied and extended by researchers worldwide, resulting in rapid and exciting progress and discoveries. Different configurations include using emulsion methods and microfluidizers to form microscopic or nano dimension cells called artificial cells, synthetic cells, microcapsules, nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymersomes, etc. Macro dimensions artificial cells are used for bioencapsulated cells. Soluble nanobiotherapeutics can be formed by crosslinking proteins and enzymes or by PEG conjugation. The principle of artificial cell has now evolved into nanomedicine, biotherapeutics, blood substitutes, drug delivery, enzyme/gene therapy, cancer therapy, cell/stem cell therapy, nanoparticles, liposomes, bioencapsulation, replicating synthetic cells, cell encapsulation, biosorbent/immunosorbent hemoperfusion/plasmapheresis, regenerative medicine, encapsulated microbe, COVID_19 vaccine, COVID_19 therapy, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology and other areas.
The artificial cell is a highly interdisciplinary area involving those in medicine, chemistry, bioengineering, biotechnology, biochemistry, and other areas. The goal of this Research Topic is to bring together a collection of papers that individually and collectively use the concept of artificial cells as the basis for novel and innovative medical technology. This Research Topic will show the potential of artificial cells and help to stimulate further research and clinical application in this exciting area by highly interdisciplinary researchers. In so doing, these insights will identify novel targets for subsequent development in this area to produce further new generations of highly effective and innovative medical technology for the welfare of the patients.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts including, but not limited to, the following topics: (but is not restricted to):
• Medical applications based on the principle of artificial cells, including its extended configurations of microcapsules, nanocapsules, liposomes, microparticles, nanoparticles, polymersomes, synthetic cells, bioencapsulation, PEGulation, crosslinked nanobiotherapeutics, and microfluidizer.
• Areas of Medical application include nanomedicine, biotherapeutics, blood substitutes, drug delivery, enzyme/gene therapy, cancer therapy, immunotherapy, cell/stem cell therapy, biosorbent/immunosorbent hemoperfusion/plasmapheresis, regenerative medicine, encapsulated microbe, COVID_19 vaccine, COVID_19 therapy, diagnostic, nanobiotechnology, nanotechnology.
• Stages of medical technology include:
• Those already approved by health regulating agencies for routine patient use
• Those that are in the clinical trial stage
• Those that are in the animal testing preclinical trial stage
• Those that are in the scale-up stage
• Those applications that are in the laboratory research stage
• Concept stage
• Diagnostic and research equipment available commercially or in development