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Micromasonry is a fabrication technique to self-assemble micrometric and sub-micrometric three-dimensional units into larger structures.〔Trafton, Anne (2010). (Building organs block by block ). MIT News〕 The technique is based on the self-assembly construction and hierarchical design of biological materials. It was developed by Spanish materials scientist Javier G. Fernandez of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to produce artificial organs by self-assembling groups of biological cells in biocompatible polymers. This method allows the self-assembly of encapsulated cells in 3D geometries, enabling the fabrication of biological tissue following an approach similar to building a brick structure. Because this bottom-up method of fabrication, the resulting constructions are some times referred as "bio-Legos".〔 Schott, Ben (2010) (Micromasonry & Biological Lego ). The New York Times〕 Micromasonry is considered an important breakthrough in fabrication for modern tissue engineering,〔Armstrong Moore, Elizabeth (2010). (Breakthrough in tissue engineering: 'Bio-Legos' ). CNET〕 for its simplicity, efficiency, and for being the major example in the merge of microelectronic engineering techniques and biological functionality.〔Wolfson, Wendy (2010). (Human Lego may one day build artificial organs ). New Scientist 〕 Since its development, micromasonry has been extensively employed for the construction of cell-laden organ replacements and 3D microelectronics.〔 Keum, Hohyun (2012). (Silicon micro-masonry using elastomeric stamps for three-dimensional microfabrication ). J.Micromech.Microeng〕 == Terminology == Micromasonry is often referred as "bio-legos" or "biological legos" because its extensive use for the construction of biological tissue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Micromasonry」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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