Synthetic beta cells for fusion-mediated dynamic insulin secretion
October 30th, 2017 by Zhaowei Chen
Synthetic beta cells for fusion-mediated dynamic insulin secretion
Synthetic beta cells for fusion-mediated dynamic insulin secretion, Published online: 30 October 2017; doi:10.1038/nchembio.2511
NatureArticleSnippet(type=short-summary, markup=Synthetic beta cells were fabricated through 'vesicles-in-vesicle' liposomal superstructures equipped with glucose-sensing and membrane-fusion machinery, thus enabling sensing of graded glucose levels and secretion of insulin via fusion processes.