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Coexistence and collaboration: engineering encapsulation for whole-cell biosensors.

Zalike Keskin Erdogan¹, Kushaal Desai², Geoff S Baldwin²

¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK; Imperial Centre for Engineering Biology, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.

Trends in Biotechnology

|November 22, 2025

Summary

Whole-cell biosensors (WCB) offer advanced detection capabilities. Encapsulation strategies are key for enabling WCB to coexist with mammalian cells in engineered microenvironments for diverse applications.

Keywords:

bioprinting cell encapsulation engineered living materials microfluidics whole cell biosensors

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Area of Science:

Biosensors and synthetic biology
Cellular engineering and microenvironment design

Background:

Whole-cell biosensors (WCB) leverage cellular detection mechanisms for enhanced sensitivity and specificity.
WCB find applications in biomanufacturing (monitoring) and medicine (diagnostics, human-microbe interactions).
Co-culturing WCB with mammalian cells presents viability and interaction challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

To review key considerations for encapsulating WCB.
To explore engineering controlled microenvironments for WCB.
To enable collaboration and coexistence of different cell populations.

Main Methods:

Review of encapsulation techniques for WCB.
Analysis of microenvironment engineering strategies.
Discussion of factors influencing cell viability and interaction.

Main Results:

Encapsulation is crucial for creating protective yet interactive microenvironments.
Controlled microenvironments facilitate WCB coexistence with mammalian cells.
Successful engineering allows for synergistic cellular functions.

Conclusions:

Encapsulation is a critical strategy for advancing WCB applications.
Engineering microenvironments is essential for WCB-mammalian cell co-culture.
This approach unlocks new possibilities in biosensing and biomanufacturing.