Emerging Biomedical Engineering Strategies for Hair Follicle Regeneration

    July 2025 in “ Bioactive Materials
    Xinyue Cao, Minhui Lu, Ning Li … Yuanjin Zhao
    Studysummary This review summarizes advancements in biomedical engineering for hair follicle regeneration, highlighting strategies like cell transplantation and tissue engineering to reconstruct hair follicles, and discusses both their technical limitations and potential future innovations in regenerative medicine.
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