The paper delineates a study on the need for scaffolds in tissue engineering .The cells cannot survive on their own and are substrate dependent. However, there is no universal scaffold that meets all the requirements of various tissues, as the optimum tissue engineering conditions vary from tissue to tissue. Textile structures satisfy most of the necessary aspects of scaffolds, and hence, can be easily applied in tissue engineering. Tissue engineering support structures or 'scaffolds' which are artificial devices, designed to act as templates for attached cells and newly formed tissues. The scaffolds' three-dimensional, porous structures encourage cell attachment, proliferation and migration through an interconnected network of pores. New tissue forms gradually and can be implanted into the body.
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