Cephalopod-inspired optical engineering of human cells

Atrouli Chatterjee, Juana Alejandra Cerna Sanchez, Toyohiko Yamauchi, Vanessa Taupin, Justin Couvrette and Alon A. Gorodetsky ()
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Atrouli Chatterjee: University of California, Irvine
Juana Alejandra Cerna Sanchez: University of California, Irvine
Toyohiko Yamauchi: University of California, Irvine
Vanessa Taupin: University of California, San Diego
Justin Couvrette: University of California, Irvine
Alon A. Gorodetsky: University of California, Irvine

Nature Communications, 2020, vol. 11, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16151-6

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