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Scott H. Fisher Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems

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The Scott H. Fisher Multi-Cellular Engineered Living Systems theme creates machines made of living cells that could serve as a solution to challenging real-world problems.

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Engineered tumor models may be too stiff, as a study led by Illinois professor Bumsoo Han, left, and graduate student Seamus Mellican found that increased collagen and fibrin proteins characteristic of tumor environments actually make tissue softer. Photo by Michelle Hassel
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More Structural Protein Can Make Tumors Softer, the Inverse of How Lab Tumors are Made, Study Finds
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M-CELS research featured on cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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M-CELS research featured on cover of ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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The proposed viral testing method will be developed for fast, easy and affordable use by healthcare providers at community testing centers.
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New funding offers a path to a breakthrough in affordable, accessible viral testing
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With atomic stenciling, researchers have made a variety of patterned patchy nanoparticles with new shapes and properties. Illustration by Maayan Harel
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Atom-scale stencil patterns help nanoparticles take new shapes and learn new tricks
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Cecilia Leal, professor of materials science engineering at Illinois, is an expert in how actual biomembranes work and in the tools to characterize them.
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Team awarded $2M to develop new separation membranes inspired by biological cells
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Remarkable materials, such as the rugged yet lightweight skeletons of deep-sea sponges, have inspired engineers to develop highly advanced metamaterials that can adapt to extreme environments. A new study is taking this concept to the next level by bridging the knowledge gap between macro- and nanoscale self-assembling materials to advance technologies in multiple fields, including robotics, mechanical engineering and information technology. Photo courtesy NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program
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Researchers capture nanoparticle movements to forge new materials
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