Dong Li

A de novo matrix for macroscopic living materials from bacteria

This paper reports the creation of macroscopic engineered living materials (ELMs) from Caulobacter crescentus cells using a de novo self-interacting protein matrix that can be genetically tuned for mechanical and functional properties.

Engineering high-yield biopolymer secretion creates an extracellular protein matrix for living materials

This paper engineers a two-strain bacterial system to autonomously secrete and assemble a synthetic extracellular protein matrix, demonstrating programmable and high-yield biopolymer secretion.