Nanotechnological Strategies for Biofabrication of Human Organs

Figure 7

“Lockyballs” or interlockable microscaffolds for encaging living tissue spheroids. (a) Computer-aided design of lockyball; (b) Light microscopy of lockyball; (c) Confocal microscopy of lockyball; (d) Scanning electron microscopy of lockyball; (e) Different design variants of lockyball “hooks” which can be used as interlocking mechanism; (f) Section of lockyballs demonstrating magnetic nanoparticles inside; (g) Lockyball with magnetic nanosurface; (h) Section of lockyball demonstrating functionalization with nanoparticles on external surface.