2134/23478 Mark S. Friddin Mark S. Friddin Guido Bolognesi Guido Bolognesi Yuval Elani Yuval Elani Nicholas J. Brooks Nicholas J. Brooks Robert V. Law Robert V. Law John M. Seddon John M. Seddon Mark A.A. Neil Mark A.A. Neil Oscar Ces Oscar Ces Optically assembled droplet interface bilayer (OptiDIB) networks from cell-sized microdroplets Loughborough University 2016 untagged Chemical Engineering not elsewhere classified 2016-12-15 13:59:35 Journal contribution https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Optically_assembled_droplet_interface_bilayer_OptiDIB_networks_from_cell-sized_microdroplets/9244892 We report a new platform technology to systematically assemble droplet interface bilayer (DIB) networks in user-defined 3D architectures from cell-sized droplets using optical tweezers. Our OptiDIB platform is the first demonstration of optical trapping to precisely construct 3D DIB networks, paving the way for the development of a new generation of modular bio-systems.