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Self-organization and self-assembly represent two distinct thermodynamic processes that govern engineered tissue formation. These terms have specific meanings and should not be used interchangeably. Tissue engineering techniques that are governed by self-organization include cell sheet engineering and aggregate engineering. The self-assembling process is a tissue engineering technique governed by self-assembly.
