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scaffold

scaffold

2 6.0
A material with many small holes that supports cell growth in the body
  • noun
  • /ˈskæf.əld/
  • Specialized
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  • 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.

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Examples

  • And then they have these scaffolds that are made of a substance that essentially dissolves over time.

  • 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?

  • At this point we inject the scaffold with cells, your cells.

  • 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.

  • The biodegradable scaffold helps in creating a perfect environment for cell growth.

  • Researchers designed a three-dimensional scaffold to promote the healing of damaged tissue.

Synonyms

biomaterial
vsscaffold
  • Specialized
5.2

A material used in medicine to replace or help repair damaged body parts

is a specific temporary porous template used to guide tissue growth

How Biocompatible

scaffold
  • Specialized
2 6.0
biomaterial
  • Specialized
5.2
toxicant
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Surface Forms

scaffold singular
scaffolds plural

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.