Tissue Engineering: Effective Light Directed Assembly of Building Blocks with Microscale Control (Small 24/2017)

In article number 1700684, Chia-Hung Chen, and co-workers, introduce a novel light assembly method on the microscale by suspending gold nanorods (GNRs), as photothermal transducers, in a fluidic medium to induce thermoplasmonic convections for the assembly. The assembly of hydrogel microparticles, cell-laden microgels and microtissues to form desirable patterns is demonstrated. This method can revolutionize current biofabrication processes that...