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A bioengineer is a professional engineer whose work relates to living tissues.

Bioengineered scaffolds are engineered structures designed to encourage the ingrowth of living cells and be implanted into the body.

Bioengineering is the profession involving applying engineering principles to living tissues.

A 'biologic' is an intervention that relies on the the body's power to repair tissues, rather than relying on metal or plastic.

Biological scaffolds are derived via tissue engineering from matrix materials that normally support the cells of various tissues of the body.

A biological scaffold is a matrix derived from naturally ocurring tissues upon which cells can grow to replace damaged ones.

Biologic Knee Replacement is a process of restoring function to a damaged knee by encouraging tissues to heal, or repairing or reconstructing with natural materials, as opposed to artificial materials like metal and plastic.

Biologic replacement implies the replacing of a piece of damaged body tissue with a living alternative, rather than something synthetic.

Biologic resurfacing is restoring a damaged joint surface using a biological technique rather than metal or plastic.

Biologics is a 'catch-all' term for regenerative interventions that rely on the body's ability to repair and restore tissues, rather than using manufactured products like metal or plastic.