Micropatterning tissues

“All micropatterning techniques involve three basic steps. . . : Generation of a pattern of controlled surface adhesiveness; Seeding of a cell population targeted to adhere to the regions of the substrate . . . and Washing to remove excess cells and thus generate the pattern.”   With these observation, bioengineers at the University of Toronto explain achieving possible variations, such as patterning for different scales, based on geometrical and mechanical cues.  MORE

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