Silk Fibroin-Based Hydrogel Microneedles Deliver Alpha-MSH to Promote Melanosome Delivery for Vitiligo Treatment

April 2023 in “ ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering ”

Shu-bin Chong, Chengxiu Wei, Longbao Feng, Rui Guo

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