Bacterial Assembly: Construction of Active Biological Systems from a Materials Science Perspective

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The aim is to reconstruct bacteria from individual organisms into functional communities with spatial organization.
Developed multilayered artificial assembly strategies including field-induced, polymer-mediated, and surface-modified approaches.
Achieved precise control from macro-scale aggregation to molecular-level programming.
Examined the effects of spatial assembly on community behavior.
Spatial assembly creates metabolic gradients that drive functional partitioning within aggregates.
Physical barriers and metabolic dormancy contribute to significant resilience.
Localized enrichment of signaling molecules enhances quorum sensing and cooperative metabolism beyond single-cell capabilities.

This randomized trial demonstrates enhanced functionality in engineered bacterial communities, implying significant applications in various fields.

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Sun et al. (2026) studied this question.

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