DiMicheleLAB
@ University of Cambridge

Hi there! We are a group of science enthusiast trying to learn something about the fascinating physics, chemistry and biology of complex nanoscale systems.

We use DNA nanotechnology to explore  fundamental soft-matter and biophysics phenomena, but also to build new materials and develop tools for optical nanoscopy and biomedicine. We like to combine DNA nanotech with concepts of soft matter physics to build artificial cells - which are fully synthetic objects constructed from the bottom-up to replicate some of the behaviours of biological cells. We think that, in the long term, these micro-robots will unlock new and disruptive solutions in biomedicine and manufacturing, but we are also keen to use them as models to better understand biological systems.