scaffold

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They then added the new cells to this scaffold and placed it in a bioreactor - a special container that pumps vital growth fluids through the tissue - to grow and mature for a week.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

These filaments then form a scaffold that determines the condensate's physical characteristics.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Sir Thomas More on the scaffold of Tower Hill comforted his executioner and was reported by a witness to have repositioned his beard on the block, joking it had committed no treason.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

"We anticipate starting to dismantle sections of the scaffold towards the end of next year, with further improvements continuing thereafter," they said.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

Haven’t we mounted the scaffold, singing, as if embarking on a picnic, haven’t we, boys?

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt