title: Chemistry and material science at the cell surface.
abstract: Cell surfaces are fertile ground for chemists and material scientists to manipulate or augment cell functions and phenotypes. This not only helps to answer basic biology questions but also has diagnostic and therapeutic applications. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in the engineering of the cell surface. In particular, we focus on the potential applications of surface engineered cells for 1) targeting cells to desirable sites in cell therapy, 2) programming assembly of cells for tissue engineering, 3) bioimaging and sensing, and ultimately 4) manipulating cell biology.
authors.affiliation: Harvard-MIT Division of Heath Sciences and Technology, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Harvard Stem Cell Institute, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Weian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Grace Sock Leng
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Teo
authors.forename: Namit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Karp