April 2026 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights cellulose-based materials' potential in skin disease treatments, emphasizing their smart, responsive design for various conditions, with insights into their roles in wound healing, infection prevention, and wearable monitoring.
October 2023 in “Biomaterials” This review highlights the potential of nanotechnology for hair follicle regeneration, focusing on strategies such as hair cycle modulation, progenitor cell stimulation, and wound-induced hair neogenesis, while also discussing regulatory challenges that may affect the development of these innovative approaches.
143 citations
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May 2022 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review discusses alginate-based delivery systems for probiotics, highlighting recent advances, challenges, and future directions, but reports no new clinical findings.
34 citations
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July 2022 in “Gels” This review explores the potential of alginate as a promising alternative to donor tissue for corneal transplantation due to its adaptability, transparency, and low immunogenicity, and discusses how chemical modifications can enhance its properties for use in corneal tissue engineering.
13 citations
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November 2022 in “Chemical Science” This review discusses the use of inorganic-based biomaterials for hemostasis and wound healing, including various preparation methods and mechanisms, but reports no new clinical results.
2 citations
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February 2024 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights that while chitosan-based wound dressings with silver nanoparticles show promise for treating infected wounds due to enhanced antimicrobial activity, further studies are needed to address their in vivo toxicity and evaluate their efficacy in infectious animal models.
January 2025 in “Pharmaceuticals” This review discusses the potential of peptide-based hydrogels as biomaterials for treating chronic wounds and reports no new clinical findings.
55 citations
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July 2016 in “Dermatologic Therapy” This article reviews treatment options for androgenetic alopecia and suggests that therapy should be personalized and targeted at various pathophysiological aspects, but reports no new clinical findings.
45 citations
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March 2020 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This study found that nanoemulsion-based formulations, such as nanoemulgel and NFs, might serve as promising topical delivery systems for treating inflammatory diseases, potentially offering an alternative to traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, which are associated with adverse effects.
2 citations
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March 2021 in “Cosmetics” This review highlights various treatment options for androgenetic alopecia, with a special focus on hair transplantation methods, discussing their benefits, drawbacks, and limitations as drawn from literature published from 1990 to the present.
This review discusses recent advances in polydopamine-based biomaterials and their growing potential in personalized medicine, but reports no new experimental results; the authors highlight both opportunities and challenges for future applications.
August 2025 in “PLoS ONE” This review explores treatment options for HS in the US and identifies how social disparities impact access to care, but it reports no new clinical findings.
October 2025 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study found that using a stevioside-based microneedle patch significantly increased minoxidil's solubility and skin absorption, promoting hair growth in animal models and achieving 67.5% area coverage by day 35, highlighting the potential of this novel delivery system for androgenetic alopecia treatment.
104 citations
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August 2008 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This review discusses current treatment challenges and strategies for managing psoriasis in the scalp, nails, and intertriginous areas, emphasizing the need for effective and well-tolerated long-term options, but reports no new clinical results.
156 citations
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March 2022 in “Exploration” This review discusses the development of bioactive inorganic particles-based biomaterials for skin tissue engineering and reports no new results; the authors highlight potential future directions for these materials in wound management.
14 citations
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September 2025 in “Gels” This review reports that sodium alginate-based hydrogels show promise in biomedical applications due to their biocompatibility and versatility, but challenges such as mechanical strength and stability remain, highlighting the need for continued research to facilitate their clinical transition.
August 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” In this study, researchers developed a new sodium alginate/chitosan/Zn2+ hydrogel that showed improved physical properties, antibacterial activity, and biocompatibility, and demonstrated enhanced wound healing and skin regeneration in an in vitro model.
126 citations
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January 2001 in “World Journal of Surgery” This review discusses current treatment options for liver hydatidosis, noting the potential benefits and limitations of chemotherapy and highlighting the need for more clinical trials to prevent recurrent disease; it reports no new findings.
116 citations
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December 2017 in “International Journal of Women's Dermatology” This review discusses various treatment options for adult female acne, highlighting the need for tailored approaches due to individual patient needs and reports no clinical outcomes.
89 citations
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May 1999 in “Pediatric Dermatology” This article reviews the treatment options for tinea capitis, suggesting that itraconazole, terbinafine, and fluconazole are effective and safe alternatives to griseofulvin but reports no new clinical results.
87 citations
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August 2017 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that PCL-based nanofiber scaffolds enhanced cell proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition, suggesting they show promise as a cell delivery system for improving skin wound healing.
38 citations
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February 2023 in “International Journal of Advanced Research in Science Communication and Technology” This article reviews plant-based secondary metabolites with potential anticancer properties and highlights the need for new treatments due to the side effects of current cancer therapies, but it provides no clinical results.
24 citations
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July 2016 in “Revue Neurologique” This review discusses treatment options for tics in Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, highlighting existing therapies and potential future advancements, but reports no new clinical findings.
17 citations
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December 2001 in “Dermatologic therapy” This review discusses various treatment options for alopecia areata tailored by age and severity, providing a practical algorithm, but reports no new clinical results.
7 citations
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November 2025 in “Pharmaceutics” This review discusses how polymer- and lipid-based nanostructures can enhance wound healing by addressing issues like microbial contamination and inflammation, though it reports no new clinical results.
6 citations
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August 2023 in “Fertility and Sterility” This review details the 2023 International Guideline update for assessing and managing polycystic ovary syndrome, which provides evidence-based recommendations to improve care and patient outcomes but notes the remaining low to moderate quality of evidence.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This review highlights that AI-based echocardiography in cardiology can enhance diagnostic precision, automation, and therapeutic strategy development, but also presents challenges like diagnostic errors and high costs, indicating a cautious yet promising progression in its adoption.
96 citations
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September 2021 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review highlights recent advances in chitosan-based nanoparticles (CS NPs) for drug delivery, discussing their modifications, preparation methods, production with organic and inorganic materials, and their latest implementations in the field, emphasizing the role of CS NPs in improving drug transport and release properties.
33 citations
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July 2021 in “Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology” This review discusses the use of nanocarrier technology in functional cosmetics to enhance skin penetration, increase ingredient stability, and allow codelivery of active ingredients, without reporting new clinical results.
12 citations
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September 2023 in “Polymers” This study reported that a newly developed hydrogel composed of recombinant type I collagen and chitosan, incorporating a metal–polyphenol structure, demonstrated strong mechanical and healing properties, effectively promoting wound healing in a full-thickness skin defect model.