Nature Materials Cover Art
3D LASER PHOTOPATTERNING OF GROWTH FACTORS

To function together as an organ, cells must be organized into 3D structures. As a first step towards achieving this, a multiphoton laser was used to create 3D patterns of a pair of growth factors in a single step, each one encouraging the growth of a different retinal cell type. This cover uses confocal micrographs of a hydrogel patterned using fluorescently labeled growth factors, demonstrating tight spatial control, and proving that their locations could be controlled separately. This work was published on the front cover of Nature Materials, showcasing ongoing research at the Shoichet Lab at the University of Toronto.

 

Cover designed with Ryan Wylie.

SHARE