Patrick's and Mary's PhD works are now published as a Chem. Eur. J. research article! In this work we developed a novel photo-degradable crosslinker and used it to fabricate protein-polymer microcapsules. We then showed that these protein-polymer microcapsules are capable of light-induced disassembly, could be used for the photo-generation of patterns of synthetic cells, and for the modulation of synthetic cell membrane permeability.
A Photo-degradable Crosslinker for the Development of Light-responsive Protocell Membranes
The Gobbo Group 