Engineering a Nano-Zinc Bio-Galvanic Microneedle Architecture for Self-Powered Electro-Gas-Chemical Remodeling of the Follicular Niche in Androgenetic Alopecia

    August 2026 in “ Chemical Engineering Journal ”
    Xinxin Liang, Muse Ji, Mingli Wei … Yu Zhang
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