The book “Cell Surface Engineering: Fabrication of Functional Nanoshells,” which is edited by Rawil F. Fakhrullin, Insung S. Choi and Yuri M. Lvov, is a very interesting book. It covers a variety of cutting-edge topics. These include functional multilayered polyelectrolyte assemblies on biological cells, direct deposition of functional nanomaterials onto biological cells, bioinspired encapsulation of living cells with inorganic nanoshells, and cell surface engineering using layer-by-layer nanofilms. The book also discussses approaches for characterizing living cells encapsulated with nanomaterials and examines the cytocompatibility and toxicity of cell surface coatings. Other interesting topics covered in the book include microelectronic devices based...