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乳液与微流控工艺在构建仿生细胞中的应用

周骏1(), 金烁2, 王思远2, 高冲3(), 陈笑非1(), 贺志远1   

  1. 1.北京理工大学材料学院,北京 100081
    2.北京清华大学附属长庚医院肝胰胆中心,教育部数字智能肝病学重点实验室,清华大学医学院临床医学学院,北京 102218
    3.北京理工大学唐山研究院,河北 唐山 063000
  • 收稿日期:2025-10-15 修回日期:2025-11-25 出版日期:2026-01-13
  • 通讯作者: 高冲,陈笑非
  • 作者简介:周骏(2002—),男,硕士研究生,3120241071@bit.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    国家自然科学基金项目(22122206);国家自然科学基金项目(23CAA01015);北京市自然科学基金项目(2232022)

Processes and applications of emulsions and microfluidics in biomimetic cell construction​​​

Jun ZHOU1(), Shuo JIN2, Siyuan WANG2, Chong GAO3(), Xiaofei CHEN1(), Zhiyuan HE1   

  1. 1.School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
    2.Hepatopancreatobiliary Center, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Key Laboratory of Digital Intelligence Hepatology, Ministry of Education, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing 102218, China
    3.School of Tangshan, Beijing Institute of Technology, School of Tangshan, Beijing Institute of Technology, Tangshan 063000, Hebei, China
  • Received:2025-10-15 Revised:2025-11-25 Online:2026-01-13
  • Contact: Chong GAO, Xiaofei CHEN

摘要:

乳液法与微流控技术在仿生细胞构建中具有关键作用和广阔应用前景。乳液法(包括 Pickering 乳液)以操作简便、设备依赖低及易于宏量制备的优势,成为封装酶、药物等功能组分的高效平台,尤其适用于对尺寸均一性要求不高的大规模应用。微流控技术则利用微米级通道精确操控流体,能够生成尺寸高度均一、结构可控的液滴,实现仿生细胞组成、尺寸与功能的精确编程,是高通量筛选、基础研究及定制化人工细胞构建的理想工具。两者互为补充,共同推动了仿生细胞在限域催化、底物筛选、信号传递及药物递送等领域的创新应用。尽管在构建精度、安全性和功能复杂性方面仍存在挑战,但随着多学科交叉发展,基于乳液与微流控的仿生细胞已成为探索生命本质与开发创新生物技术的强大平台。

关键词: 微流控, 液滴, 合成, 微反应器, 膜, 酶, 细胞工程

Abstract:

Emulsion-based methods and microfluidic technology play critical roles and demonstrate broad application prospects in the construction of biomimetic cells. Emulsion techniques (including Pickering emulsions) serve as efficient platforms for encapsulating functional components such as enzymes and drugs, benefiting from their operational simplicity, low equipment dependency, and ease of large-scale preparation. They are particularly suitable for mass production where high size uniformity is not a strict requirement. In contrast, microfluidics utilizes micron-scale channels to precisely manipulate fluids, generating highly monodisperse droplets with controllable structures. This enables precise programming of biomimetic cell composition, size, and function, making it an ideal tool for high-throughput screening, fundamental research, and customized artificial cell construction. These two approaches complement each other and jointly drive innovative applications of biomimetic cells in confined catalysis, substrate screening, signal transduction, and drug delivery. Although challenges remain in construction precision, safety, and functional complexity, the ongoing interdisciplinary convergence has established emulsion- and microfluidics-based biomimetic cells as powerful platforms for exploring the essence of life and developing innovative biotechnologies.

Key words: microfluidics, droplet, synthesis, microreactor, membranes, enzyme, cell engineering

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