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| Title |
A Tissue-Like Printed Material
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Science, April 2013
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| DOI | 10.1126/science.1229495 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gabriel Villar, Alexander D. Graham, Hagan Bayley |
| Abstract |
Living cells communicate and cooperate to produce the emergent properties of tissues. Synthetic mimics of cells, such as liposomes, are typically incapable of cooperation and therefore cannot readily display sophisticated collective behavior. We printed tens of thousands of picoliter aqueous droplets that become joined by single lipid bilayers to form a cohesive material with cooperating compartments. Three-dimensional structures can be built with heterologous droplets in software-defined arrangements. The droplet networks can be functionalized with membrane proteins; for example, to allow rapid electrical communication along a specific path. The networks can also be programmed by osmolarity gradients to fold into otherwise unattainable designed structures. Printed droplet networks might be interfaced with tissues, used as tissue engineering substrates, or developed as mimics of living tissue. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 113 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 15 | 13% |
| United States | 13 | 12% |
| Japan | 5 | 4% |
| Colombia | 3 | 3% |
| France | 3 | 3% |
| Comoros | 3 | 3% |
| Canada | 3 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 5% |
| Unknown | 58 | 51% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 91 | 81% |
| Scientists | 21 | 19% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 903 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 | 1% |
| United States | 12 | 1% |
| France | 7 | <1% |
| Germany | 7 | <1% |
| Spain | 4 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 15 | 2% |
| Unknown | 837 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 282 | 31% |
| Researcher | 148 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 118 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 66 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 46 | 5% |
| Other | 137 | 15% |
| Unknown | 106 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 191 | 21% |
| Chemistry | 154 | 17% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 122 | 14% |
| Materials Science | 84 | 9% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 71 | 8% |
| Other | 144 | 16% |
| Unknown | 137 | 15% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 289. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 October 2023.
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#122,483
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Outputs from Science
#3,899
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#735
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#27
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