incubated =?

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The scaffolds, which were sized for each individual patient, were made of a biodegradable mesh material. After cell placement, the scaffolds were incubated for seven days -- with the total time for construction ranging from four to seven weeks. By day six, all surface areas were completely covered with cells.

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@oristarA,

Kept in an environment conducive to growth. Example of similar use: if you want to hatch fertilized chicken eggs, you would use an incubator.

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@engineer,

engineer wrote:

Kept in an environment conducive to growth. Example of similar use: if you want to hatch fertilized chicken eggs, you would use an incubator.

Premature babies are kept alive in an incubator. I was one such.

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@contrex,

Another usage: communities sometimes have "small business incubators" where start-up businesses are provided with things to help them survive their startup phase.

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Thank you all.

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@engineer,

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if you want to hatch fertilized chicken eggs, you would use an incubator.

Or a hen. They do it too.

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incubated =?

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