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Scope Note:

composites with structure/function properties used to replace or correct damaged, missing, or poorly functioning components in living systems; components may be processed from naturally occurring or synthetic materials, or a combination of these; typically called matrices or scaffolds, they direct the growth of cells migrating from surrounding tissue or of cells seeded within the porous structures, providing a substrate for cell attachment, proliferation, differentiation and migration.

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0418-7204