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Cephalopod-inspired optical engineering of human cells

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  • Atrouli Chatterjee

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Juana Alejandra Cerna Sanchez

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Toyohiko Yamauchi

    (University of California, Irvine
    Hamamatsu Photonics)

  • Vanessa Taupin

    (University of California, San Diego)

  • Justin Couvrette

    (University of California, Irvine)

  • Alon A. Gorodetsky

    (University of California, Irvine
    University of California, Irvine
    University of California, Irvine)

Abstract

Although many animals have evolved intrinsic transparency for the purpose of concealment, the development of dynamic, that is, controllable and reversible, transparency for living human cells and tissues has remained elusive to date. Here, by drawing inspiration from the structures and functionalities of adaptive cephalopod skin cells, we design and engineer human cells that contain reconfigurable protein-based photonic architectures and, as a result, possess tunable transparency-changing and light-scattering capabilities. Our findings may lead to the development of unique biophotonic tools for applications in materials science and bioengineering and may also facilitate an improved understanding of a wide range of biological systems.

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  • Atrouli Chatterjee & Juana Alejandra Cerna Sanchez & Toyohiko Yamauchi & Vanessa Taupin & Justin Couvrette & Alon A. Gorodetsky, 2020. "Cephalopod-inspired optical engineering of human cells," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:11:y:2020:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-020-16151-6
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16151-6
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