Minimizing Skin Scarring Through Biomaterial Design

January 2017 in “ Journal of Functional Biomaterials ”

Alessandra L. Moore, Clement Marshall, Michael T. Longaker

biomaterials collagen fibrin hyaluronic acid chitosan inflammatory cytokines macrophages CXCL12 synthetic polymers stem cell-based treatments fetal scarless healing

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Studysummary This review examines the major biomaterials used in skin wound healing and evaluates experimental therapies but reports no new research findings.

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