Nano-biotechnology is a new field, lying at the convergence of biotechnology and nanotechnology, which integrates biomaterials and synthetic materials to prepare novel nano-scale and micron-scale materials, devices and processes. Such a combination is often made at the molecular scale in the creation of new hybrid molecules, bio-coated nanomaterials, bio-nanocomposites, or supramolecular assemblies.
The primary goals of the fabrication and operation of artificial organelles are to create reaction vessels for the construction of biologically significant products and to employ such a platform to gain a fundamental understanding of organelle structure and function. Digital microfluidics facilitates open droplet movement across a 2D grid-like surface by the process of electrowetting. This technology has opened up new opportunities to design nanoscale biomimetic droplet vesicle-based reaction systems. These systems can be used to mimic the natural fluid vesicles that operate in organelles.
