Scaffold (IMAGE) University of Washington Caption The biodegradable scaffold was first built as a cylinder (right) and then cut into dime-sized slices. Credit Miqin Zhang, University of Washington Usage Restrictions With credit to Miqin Zhang, University of Washington. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.