January 2025 in “Clinical and Medical Engineering Live” This study discusses the potential health risks associated with occupational radiation exposure, including genetic mutations, cancers, and other diseases, and outlines strategies for prevention and occupational health safety.
15 citations
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January 2014 in “BioMed Research International” This review discusses the concept of drug repositioning and highlights fragmin and protamine as emerging biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, but it reports no new clinical results.
3 citations
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January 2011 in “Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE” This study found that variations in mouse skin thickness, influenced by gender and hair growth cycles, significantly affect optical scattering measurements, which are important for developing biomedical optics techniques.
July 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This study reports that despite advancements in tissue engineering and biomaterials, translating laboratory findings into effective clinical treatments for urethral reconstruction remains inadequate due to lack of standardization and short clinical trial follow-ups.
17 citations
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August 2024 in “Discover Nano” This review summarizes that polyesters hold promise for vascular tissue engineering due to their mechanical properties and biodegradability, but optimizing their use in repairing damaged blood vessels remains challenging due to the complexity of vascular tissues.
1 citations
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June 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review examines glycopeptide hydrogels as biomimetic materials for tissue regeneration and other biomedical applications, describing their design, properties, and potential uses, and highlighting future advancements in replicating natural tissue environments for precision medicine.
January 2026 in “The Eurasian Journal of Life Sciences” This review discusses recent advances in the development of electrospun pectin nanofibers for biomedical applications, highlighting strategies to improve their mechanical properties and biological functions and addressing challenges like material variability and regulatory issues.
4 citations
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July 2025 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review explores nano-quercetin formulations to enhance the solubility, stability, and targeted delivery of quercetin, highlighting its potential efficacy in treating cancer, inflammation, metabolic diseases, and tissue regeneration, though challenges in biocompatibility, toxicity, and production remain, per this source.
January 2024 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” This review introduces the potential of metal-organic framework-based functional composite materials in tissue engineering but reports no new results, emphasizing the need for further innovation in the field.
January 2012 in “TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN” This paper outlines the research plan and current progress of a study analyzing mineral metabolism changes in astronauts by examining hair shafts after long-term space flight, with no new results yet.
57 citations
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June 2021 in “Polymers” This review discusses photothermal agent hybrids in hydrogels for antibacterial action, angiogenesis, and osteogenesis in tissue engineering, but reports no new experimental findings.
January 2024 in “Wiadomości Lekarskie” This source reports that clinical trials using advanced Deep Brain Stimulation systems, augmented with AI to integrate kinematic data, eye tracking, and cognitive assessments, show promise in improving diagnostic accuracy and monitoring symptoms for patients with Parkinson's disease.
1 citations
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March 2006 in “The FASEB journal” This study found that keratin scaffolds derived from human hair promoted excellent cell viability and showed minimal inflammatory response and vascular integration when tested in in vitro and in vivo settings.
This study found that elastin-like recombinamer (ELR) wound dressings promote tissue regeneration and stability without rejection in ex vivo and in vivo models, indicating potential for hard-to-heal wound treatment.
13 citations
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July 2017 in “Biopolymers” This study presents recombinant human hair keratins K31 and K81, observing novel nanostructures from their self-assembly and emphasizing disulfide crosslinking's role in this process.
262 citations
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May 2017 in “Nanomedicine” This review examines recent advancements in electrospun nanofibers for wound healing applications, but reports no new experimental results, highlighting their potential in sutures, dressings, and skin regeneration.
October 2025 in “Biomedical Materials” In this review, the authors examined the role of the extracellular matrix in cancer progression and highlighted how decellularization techniques are used to create biomimetic tumor models, discussing the potential for personalized and predictive cancer treatments using advanced biomaterials combined with AI and machine learning.
513 citations
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February 2022 in “Advanced Science” This study demonstrated that incorporating PDA@Ag nanoparticles into a cationic guar gum hydrogel significantly enhanced photothermal conversion efficiency, achieving superior antibacterial efficacy both in vitro and in vivo, advancing the potential of PDA as a photothermal antibacterial agent.
140 citations
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August 2011 in “Biomaterials” This study observed that keratose, derived from human hair, integrated well in mouse tissue and remodeled with collagen, suggesting potential as a non-toxic biomaterial for regenerative applications.
73 citations
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August 2011 in “Stem Cell Research” This study found that human hair follicle-derived mesenchymal stem cells can differentiate into myogenic, osteogenic, adipogenic, and chondrogenic lineages, although this potential decreases over time and varies by lineage.
33 citations
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September 2016 in “British journal of dermatology/British journal of dermatology, Supplement” This study found that human hair follicle dermal cells, specifically dermal sheath cells, can serve as an alternative and potentially superior cell source for constructing the dermal component of bioengineered skin in both in vitro and in vivo settings.
18 citations
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July 2021 in “Molecular Medicine Reports” This review summarizes existing knowledge of how the WNT signaling pathway affects mesenchymal stem cells under various conditions, highlighting challenges and mechanisms for clinical applications.
April 2026 in “Biomolecules” In this study, researchers synthesized biomedical polyurethanes incorporating curcumin and varying PEG content to enhance water solubility and control curcumin release, finding that higher PEG content improved hydrophilicity, swelling, and degradation, while maintaining excellent antioxidant and antibacterial activities, suggesting promise for biomedical applications.
This study demonstrated that cryogelation of human hair keratin allows the development of 3D scaffolds with tunable properties, supporting cell adhesion and proliferation for potential biomedical applications.
47 citations
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July 2013 in “Pharmacological Reviews” This review discusses the role of pharmacological sciences in advancing regenerative medicine technologies but reports no new experimental findings; the authors advocate for increased pharmacologist involvement to drive innovations.
1 citations
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July 2025 in “The Open Dermatology Journal” This study explores the transformative role of tissue engineering in cosmetics, highlighting innovations like lab-grown skin and personalized grafts that enhance product efficacy, offer ethical alternatives to animal testing, and address aesthetic issues such as scarring and aging.
January 2026 in “Research” This review discusses advanced biomedical technologies, such as nanotechnology and stem cell-based approaches, for treating androgenetic alopecia, detailing their benefits, current applications, and challenges, without reporting new experimental results.
117 citations
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November 2006 in “Experimental Dermatology” This review explores the biology of wool follicles and suggests their potential use as research models in modern biology, but it reports no new findings.
75 citations
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September 2015 in “Acta biomaterialia” This study found that alkylation of kerateine cysteine residues created a cell-compatible method for controlling hydrogel erosion rates and therapeutic agent release in keratin-based systems.
53 citations
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September 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This review discusses strategies to enhance mesenchymal stem cell therapy effectiveness but reports no new clinical results; it highlights the need for improved consistency and efficacy in MSC-based treatments.