The phrase "are designed to replicate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing the purpose or function of an object, system, or process that aims to imitate or reproduce something else.
Example: "These models are designed to replicate the conditions of the original experiment to ensure accurate results."
Alternatives: "are intended to mimic" or "are meant to reproduce".
(6, 7) Among them, virotherapy based on conditionally replicative adenoviruses (CRAd), which are designed to replicate and spread within the tumor to overcome the issue of incomplete in vivo tumor transduction, has a unique advantage compared to the therapy based on a non-replicative system.
Lights are designed to replicate a bright summer's day.
The drones in development here are designed to replicate the flight mechanics of moths, hawks and other inhabitants of the natural world.
His ceilings are designed to replicate full-spectrum daylight, he added, "so the mind reads it as real, and you experience the same sense of freedom and physical relaxation you would have when you're lying under a tree looking up".
Running specific prostheses (RSP) are designed to replicate the spring-like behaviour of the human leg during running, by incorporating a real physical spring in the prosthesis.
Traditional methods for functional assessment have relied on experimental techniques in which analog sessions are designed to replicate conditions in the individual's environment.
The labyrinthine setting is designed to replicate a mountain village.
It was designed to replicate at a more local level the Heritage Foundation's successful promotion of conservative policies.
The Dinner model is "designed to replicate" and future versions are evidently in the pipeline, although Blumenthal remains coy about where or when.
Peapod's Web site, said a spokeswoman, Paula Wheeler, is designed to replicate the supermarket experience.Offerings on the site (www.peapod.com) are organized in virtual "aisles".
Moreover, the research was designed to replicate an influential set of studies on self-efficacy.
