Filament
Filament is a term used in various fields of study including biology, physics, and technology. In the context of biology, a filament refers to a long chain of proteins, such as those found in hair, muscle, or in the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. In physics and technology, filament often refers to a threadlike object or fiber, especially one that is heated until it glows, as in a light bulb.
Biology[edit | edit source]
In biology, a filament is a long chain of proteins, such as those found in hair, muscle, or in the cytoskeleton of eukaryotic cells. Filaments in biology can be structural, such as actin filaments and microtubules, or functional, such as flagella and cilia.
Physics and Technology[edit | edit source]
In physics and technology, a filament often refers to a threadlike object or fiber, especially one that is heated until it glows, as in a light bulb. In the context of 3D printing, filament refers to the thermoplastic feedstock for fused deposition modeling 3D printers.
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