title: Using biological inspiration to engineer functional nanostructured materials.
abstract: Humans have always looked to nature for design inspiration, and material design on the molecular level is no different. Here we explore how this idea applies to nanoscale biomimicry, specifically examining both recent advances and our own work on engineering lipid and polymer membrane systems with cellular processes.
authors.affiliation: UCLA Department of Bioengineering, 20 Westwood Plaza, 7523 Boelter Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1600, USA.
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wendell
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Patti
authors.forename: Carlo D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Montemagno
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000737:chemistry; D008081:Liposomes / Q000737:chemistry; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D044367:Phase Transition; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008055:Lipids; D008081:Liposomes; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D011108:Polymers