26 citations
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February 2011 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery” Technique effectively treats deformities, achieves re-pigmentation, and releases scar contractures.
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November 2018 in “Physiological Reviews” This review discusses the potential of single cell technologies to improve understanding and treatment of impaired wound healing and reports no new clinical results.
January 2012 in “Elsevier eBooks” This chapter reviews therapies for skin and corneal regeneration and hair loss, discussing various treatments but presenting no new research findings.
August 2004 in “Journal of the American College of Surgeons” Dermagraft and Dermalogen had a lot of granulation, while Alloderm, Integra, and ADM had good blood vessel growth for skin healing.
28 citations
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October 2024 in “Advanced Materials” This study reports that a new artificial skin system using multi-layered hydrogels can promote scarless wound healing and regenerate appendages like hair follicles without cell transplantation.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “Aggregate” In this study, a hydrogel derived from Andrias davidianus secretion, combined with micronized amnion, promoted skin regeneration and achieved scarless healing in rats, suggesting potential for clinical use.
November 2025 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers engineered ventral skin organoids (vSkOs) with specific cellular compositions and signaling environments to generate human amnion-like tissues called Amnioids, offering new tools for studying human development and potential regenerative therapies.
13 citations
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March 1998 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research” This study found that island grafting in guinea pigs enabled the isolated study of early skin regeneration processes, distinguishing them from natural wound closure mechanisms like epithelialization and contraction.
In this study, the researchers developed a biomimetic multilayer composite scaffold combining a decellularized amniotic membrane, fibroblast-laden collagen gel, and epidermal stem cells, which healed full-thickness skin wounds more quickly and effectively by regenerating hair follicles without scarring compared to Moropicin ointment.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics” This study observed that Althaea officinalis gel increased fibroblast populations, hair follicles, and vessel diameter in rat wounds, suggesting it might aid wound healing, though further clinical studies are needed.
October 2025 in “Materials Today Bio” In this study, researchers developed an axolotl skin-derived extracellular matrix scaffold that enhanced wound healing in mice by promoting skin regeneration and reducing fibrosis, offering potential as a regenerative biomaterial for clinical use.
January 2006 in “Chinese Journal of Aesthetic Medicine” This study found that a new-type artificial xenogenic derma exhibited better biocompatibility and dermal tissue regeneration ability compared to cross-linked acellular dermal matrix in a mouse model.
June 2019 in “PRISM (University of Calgary)” This research reported that dermal progenitor cells can enhance split-thickness skin graft outcomes by improving dermal layer qualities and reducing itch and offer potential in skin wound healing using a flowable hydrogel for better cell delivery and survival.
This study found that encapsulating dermal papilla spheroids in alginate hydrogel with extracellular matrix proteins increased alkaline phosphatase activity, suggesting an enhanced manipulation of dermal papilla activity.
August 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This study introduces Immunoguided Cutaneous Regeneration as a potential framework for understanding skin allotransplantation, suggesting that regeneration may depend on the preserved extracellular matrix and a regulated immune response.
425 citations
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January 2021 in “SN Applied Sciences” This article highlights the versatility and potential of alginate and its derivatives in tissue engineering applications, discussing their properties, modification techniques, and various uses in enhancing tissue healing, bone regeneration, and cell growth.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The new skin organoid system effectively mimics human skin for studying its functions, injuries, and diseases.
August 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Skin organoids can regenerate hair by forming specific cell units with certain signals.
47 citations
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March 2017 in “Materials Science and Engineering: C” In this study, decellularized human amniotic membrane was found to promote wound healing and reduce scar formation in rats with full-thickness skin defects, compared to traditional clinical treatments.
17 citations
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June 2018 in “Frontiers in Physiology” This study found that acellular dermal matrix scaffolds may facilitate full-thickness skin wound healing by promoting a pro-regenerative immune response through M2 macrophage polarization via the Lamtor1 pathway.
14 citations
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April 1995 in “Transplantation” This study suggests that human outer root sheath cells are suitable for skin replacement, as they can form a stratified epithelium similar to normal epidermis in organotypic cultures.
March 2007 in “Journal of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery” A new method was developed to create better skin models for healing and reconstruction.
January 2024 in “Journal of chemical health risks” In this study, a multifunctional aloin-arginine-alginate bio-patch was developed, which transforms into a hydrogel to accelerate wound healing and offers antibacterial and anti-inflammatory benefits, making it promising for use in cutaneous regeneration.
This study reported that a skin equivalent model using human outer root sheath cells and fibroblasts showed the formation of structures similar to human dermis and epidermis within two weeks after transplantation into mice.
17 citations
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April 2017 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” This study found that alginate beads containing monoolein demonstrated promising potential for managing wet wounds by better absorbing excess exudate and delivering adenosine locally, favoring drug localization in damaged porcine skin compared to an aqueous solution without affecting skin viability.
August 1993 in “Journal of Dermatological Science”
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January 2019 in “The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds” This study demonstrated in rodent models that artificial dermal template treatment can induce full-thickness skin regrowth including skin epidermis and adnexa without the need for autologous skin grafts.
18 citations
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June 1993 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” Human hair follicles can be used to create skin-like tissue for wound healing and drug testing.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses scaffold materials and properties used in epidermal tissue engineering to promote skin regeneration and reports no new research findings.
31 citations
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January 2021 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review discusses recent advancements in generating appendage-bearing skin organoids from pluripotent stem cells and their potential applications in dermatological research, but reports no new clinical results.