The experiments blasted off early this morning. clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-…

A pair of experiments exploring bone density designed by University of Michigan engineers left a Virginia launchpad aboard a rocket headed for the International Space Station. myumi.ch/WJkX1

We are excited to announce our newly developed membrane tension reporter now published in ACS sensors! By engineering the mechanosensitive channel MscL, we designed a tool that can detect tension change in the plasma membrane through fluorescence change. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

Excited to share our latest work on developing a novel strategy for calcium-triggered DNA-mediated membrane fusion in synthetic cells! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Check out our latest work on how matrix stiffness modulates 3D spheroid sorting and burst-like collective migration! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are excited to share our most recent work on the construction of degradable mechano-responsive hydrogels embedding hybrid vesicles now online in Angewandte Chemie! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Hybrid Vesicles Enable Mechano-Responsive Hydrogel Degradation (Allen P. Liu and co-workers) Liu Lab UMich #openaccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Excited to share our latest preprint on developing a light-based contact-dependent communication system between synthetic cells!

Professor Allen Liu: Matrix confinement modulates 3D spheroid sorting and burst-like collective migration Liu Lab UMich U-M College of LSA CMU Physics 台大分子醫學 Institute of Molecular Medicine NTU University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering NortheasternPhysics U-M BME Michigan Biophysics sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our collaborative work with Space Tango on cellular mechanotransduction of human osteoblasts in microgravity is now published in npj Microgravity! nature.com/articles/s4152…

Check out this perspective on synthetic cells, their development, and their future published in ACS Synthetic Bio . Featuring Allen and many leaders in the field. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

We are very proud of our own Nadab Wubshet for receiving the 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Research Award from Biophysical Society!

Excited to share our latest work on the development of a light-activated protease-based cargo release system for synthetic cells! biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

ME alumnus Nadab Wubshet has received the 2025 Outstanding Doctoral Research in Biophysics Award from the Biophysical Society for outstanding contributions to the study of the mechanics of actin cytoskeleton in cells. {Article} bit.ly/48nlHlp

University of Michigan Mechanical Engineering professor Allen Liu was recently appointed Associate Chair for Graduate Education for the U-M ME Department! 👉🔗 To learn more, visit: bit.ly/4fyEtKj #umich #umichengin #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter #MechanicalEngineering

We are excited to share our collaborative work with the Ferguson lab at the University of Chicago on the reconstitution of tardigrade proteins to enhance the survival of synthetic cells under extreme stress conditions. biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

We are pleased to share our review article with the Booth lab at UCL on synthetic cell communication, published in Nature Chemical Biology. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Our collaborative review article on the latest strategies and applications of synthetic cell communication is now out! With Allen Liu Michigan Engineering Published in Nature Chemical Biology Nature Chemical Biology Synthetic Cell initiative Build-a-Cell UCL Chemistry nature.com/articles/s4158…

U-M ME professor Allen Liu recently co-authored a paper titled "Strategies and applications of synthetic cell communication," which was published in Nature Chemical Biology on August 26. 👉🔗 Read it here: go.nature.com/3IfDzWJ #umich #umichengin #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter

U-M ME professor Allen Liu has been elected to the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Class of Fellows for his contributions to the biomedical engineering community! 👉🔗 Read the full announcement: me.engin.umich.edu/news-events/ne… #MakeTheWorldWorkBetter #MechanicalEngineering