scaffold
- noun
- /ˈskæf.əld/
- Specialized
- Its reading environment allows access for all readers to digitized texts and provides scaffolds to support comprehension.
- a scaffold for tissue
- scaffold to guide tissue
- 3D scaffolds
So the next bit is on tissue engineering scaffolds, osteochondral scaffolds, cell mechanics, OK.
- So the next bit is on tissue engineering scaffolds, osteochondral scaffolds, cell mechanics, OK.
- So he had a modulus for the wet scaffold solid.
- First project is controlled architecture scaffold.
Examples
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And then they have these scaffolds that are made of a substance that essentially dissolves over time.
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If students struggle to engage, provide prompts and scaffolds as support.
Academic text (2015) -
And so the tissue that you get looks like the scaffold that you use, right?
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At this point we inject the scaffold with cells, your cells.
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In the animal models we have studied, there's little question that a scaffold of some sort is beneficial.
Academic text (2006) -
The evolutionarily conserved domain and the coiled-coil domain act as a scaffold for several binding partners.
Academic text (2018) -
All of these experiences served as a scaffold for comprehension of the stories (Bearne, 2009; Ranker, 2008).
Academic text (2013) -
In biomedical engineering, a scaffold is used to support cell attachment and guide tissue regeneration.
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The biodegradable scaffold helps in creating a perfect environment for cell growth.
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Researchers designed a three-dimensional scaffold to promote the healing of damaged tissue.
Synonyms
A material used in medicine to replace or help repair damaged body parts
How Biocompatible
Surface Forms
Etymology
In science and medicine the word scaffold keeps the idea of a temporary 'support' or frame (from Old French eschafaud), so a medical scaffold is a structure that guides new cells as they grow.