Cell micropatterning

Patent Pending Micropatterning is the art of miniaturisation of patterns. Especially used for electronics, it has recently[when?] become a standard in biomaterials engineering and for fundamental research on cellular biology by mean of soft lithography. It generally uses photolithography methods but many techniques have been developed.[1] In cellular biology, micropatterns can be used to control the geometry of adhesion and therefore the orientation of the cell division axis.