Cell-Free Synthetic Biology

This book describes advanced studies in cell-free synthetic biology, an emerging biotechnology that focuses on cell-free protein synthesis and cell-free systems for fundamental and industrial research in areas such as genetic circuit design, small-molecule synthesis, complicated-macromolecule synthesis, unnatural-macromolecule synthesis, high-throughput screening, artificial cells, and biomaterials. Cell-free synthetic biology is now an integral part of developing fields like nanotechnology, materials science, and personalized medicine. 

The book discusses the main research directions in the development of cell-free systems, as well as a number of applications of cell-free synthetic biology, ranging from structural biology to the human health industry. It is intended for students and researchers in life sciences, synthetic biology, bioengineering, and chemical engineering.

• Artificial cell
• Cell-free biology
• Cell-free protein synthesis
• Cell-free synthetic enzymatic pathway
• Cell-free synthetic biology
• Cell-free system
• Cell-free translation system
• In vitro compartmentalization
• In vitro synthetic biology
• Minimal cell
• biochemical engineering

• Department of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

  Yuan Lu

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