Professor Stephen Mann

Research summary

The general theme of Professor Mann’s research is concerned with the chemical synthesis, characterization and emergence of complex forms of organized matter. His current research activities include: biomimetic materials chemistry, synthesis and self-assembly of nanoscale objects and functional bionanomaterials, complexity and emergent behaviour in hybrid nanostructures, solvent-free liquid proteins, and protocell design and construction. 

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Links

•   Personal web page
•   Centre for Protolife Research
•   Centre for Organized Matter Chemistry

Selected publications

• Tang, T-Y, Hak, CRC, Thompson, AJ, Kuimova, MK, Williams, DS, Perriman, AW & Mann, S, 2014, ‘Fatty acid membrane assembly on coacervate microdroplets as a step towards a hybrid protocell model’. Nature Chemistry, vol 6., pp. 527-533
• Brogan, APS, Sharma, KP, Perriman, AW & Mann, S, 2014, ‘Enzyme activity in liquid lipase melts as a step towards solvent-free biology at 150 °C’. Nature Communications, vol 5.

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Recent publications

• Wang, L, Lin, Y, Zhou, Y, Xie, H, Song, J, Li, M, Huang, Y, Huang, X & Mann, S, 2019, ‘Autonomic Behaviors in Lipase-Active Oil Droplets’. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, vol 58., pp. 1067-1071
• Joesaar, A, Yang, S, Bögels, B, Linden, Avd, Pieters, P, Kumar, BV, Dalchau, N, Phillips, A, Mann, S & Greef, TFd, 2019, ‘DNA-based communication in populations of synthetic protocells’. Nature Nanotechnology, vol 14., pp. 369-378

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