[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. ( CSP )]
UMLS (CSP) C0597587 - Biomedical or Dental Material
Relation/PAR: biomaterial