30 citations
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September 2024 in “Pharmaceuticals” This research highlights the potential of using bioactive silk-based nanofiber dressings to improve the healing of diabetic wounds, suggesting that further studies are needed to refine these formulations and confirm their effectiveness in larger clinical trials.
22 citations
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January 2017 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” This study found that thermoresponsive hydrogels can maintain mechanical memory in fibroblasts, enhancing wound healing compared to traditional trypsinized methods.
August 2026 in “Ebers Papyrus” This study concluded that allele-specific PCR (AS-PCR) is more reliable than tetra-primer ARMS-PCR for genotyping the SNP rs1998076 due to better stability and interpretability.
2 citations
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April 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that skin surface lipids contain measurable mRNAs, providing a non-invasive way to study skin diseases, with specific gene expression changes observed in atopic dermatitis patients.
July 2025 in “Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology” This review highlights how the development of forensic DNA phenotyping systems like IrisPlex, HIrisPlex, and HIrisPlex-S has advanced criminal investigation by accurately predicting physical traits such as eye, hair, and skin color from DNA, thereby improving the precision and relevance of forensic applications.
December 2025 in “Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports” This study found that measuring stress biomarkers in hair could be an effective and simpler method for assessing chronic stress in rats, potentially offering a novel alternative to serum tests with biomarkers including sodium, calcium, and cortisol.
January 2016 in “Columbia Academic Commons (Columbia University)” This article explores the evolution of mechanosensing and discusses the diverse forms and organization of touch receptors but reports no new research findings.
June 2024 in “Advanced therapeutics” In this study, a novel hydrogel dressing combining photodynamic therapy with organic semiconductor nanoparticles and silk fibroin demonstrated effective antibacterial action and enhanced wound healing and hair follicle regeneration in a mouse model, showing promise as an advanced wound care solution.
December 2022 in “IntechOpen eBooks” This paper discusses forensic DNA phenotyping, emphasizing its ability to infer visible traits from biological samples without reference samples, but notes ethical and legal concerns related to its use.
2 citations
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October 2025 in “Chinese Medicine” This review article summarized the design, synthesis, and application of innovative delivery systems for berberine, highlighting their potential to enhance wound healing through improved bioactivity and bioavailability, particularly in challenging conditions like diabetic and infected wounds.
December 2021 in “Figshare” This study found that BBS7 expression is crucial for maintaining Sonic hedgehog signaling activity and periodontal ligament homeostasis, suggesting its downregulation in occlusal hypofunction affects cell migration and angiogenesis.
36 citations
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August 2020 in “Polymers” The researchers developed semi-dissolving microneedle patches using TEMPO-oxidized bacterial cellulose nanofibers, which allow effective transdermal drug delivery by forming micro-channels for large drug quantities, overcoming traditional microneedles' low drug loading.
33 citations
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December 2012 in “NMR in Biomedicine” This study reports that microencapsulation of therapeutic cells with contrast agents enables visualization across multiple imaging modalities, potentially improving cellular immunoprotection and tracking after transplantation.
April 2016 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study found a perfect correlation between laser Doppler velocimetry measurements of scalp blood perfusion after minoxidil application and sulfotransferase enzyme activity in hair follicles, indicating a potential non-invasive test to predict minoxidil response in female pattern hair loss.
November 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” In this study, researchers developed a hierarchically engineered microreactor that effectively combats infected wounds by releasing antimicrobials at acidic sites, eradicating MRSA while avoiding resistance, and enhancing tissue repair through immune system modulation.
February 2024 in “Institutional Repository of the Federal Technological University of Paraná (RIUT) (Federal University of Technology – Paraná)” This review examines the molecular effects of photobiomodulation therapy, particularly its influence on gene and protein expression related to inflammation and cell functions, but reports no new clinical results.
5 citations
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October 2014 in “Methods” This article describes how PESCADOR software assists in creating detailed biological pathway charts from PubMed abstracts, focusing on hair and breast development case studies without providing new clinical results.
76 citations
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January 2019 in “Nanoscale” Created material boosts hair growth and kills bacteria for wound healing.
August 2023 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This study found that a graphene-barium titanate nanosystem can accelerate wound healing by killing bacteria and promoting fibroblast proliferation, demonstrating effectiveness in both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria-infected wounds in mice.
November 2023 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study highlighted the significance of integrating single-cell RNA sequencing with spatial transcriptomics for improving cell-type identification in human skin, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive cell atlas.
83 citations
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September 2021 in “Advanced functional materials” This study introduced a multifunctional DNA hydrogel dressing that may enhance wound healing by promoting tissue regeneration, nerve repair, and immune response in diabetic infectious wounds.
25 citations
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November 2010 in “Journal of Molecular Structure” This preliminary study suggests that Raman micro-spectroscopy can help differentiate basal cell carcinoma from hair follicles in skin tissue sections, although some misclassification of hair follicles as carcinoma was observed.
December 2024 in “Regenerative Therapy” This study review found that stem cells can be transformed into normal skin cells and skin organoids, offering promising methods for regenerating skin integrity and advancing both basic and clinical skin biology research.
December 2021 in “Figshare” This study found that BBS7 is crucial for maintaining Shh signaling and periodontal ligament homeostasis, with occlusal hypofunction leading to its downregulation and impacting cell migration and angiogenesis.
May 2026 in “Scientific Reports” This study found that a bioactive borosilicate glass containing Sr and Cu ions exhibited promising mechanical strength, biocompatibility, and antibacterial activity, particularly the CuSr-1 wt.% composition, suggesting potential for use in orthopedic implants and bone tissue engineering.
September 2022 in “European Journal of Dermatology” This study identified a novel pathogenic splice-site variant of the LAMB3 gene in patients with junctional epidermolysis bullosa, highlighting the importance of gene sequencing for diagnosis.
49 citations
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January 2024 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” In this study, a novel electrospun dressing patch made with radially oriented PHBV nanofibers and loaded with berberine was shown to significantly accelerate diabetic wound healing in mice, achieving 100% wound closure in 18 days while also demonstrating improved mechanical and anti-inflammatory properties.
37 citations
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February 2024 in “Military Medical Research” In this review, biomaterial-based mechanical strategies were highlighted for their potential to enhance skin regeneration and promote scarless repair, though a comprehensive understanding of their underlying mechanisms is still needed for broader application.
10 citations
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May 2010 in “Analytica Chimica Acta” This study reported the development of two highly sensitive ELISA assays to detect banned substances finasteride and dutasteride in human urine, offering better sensitivity than existing HPLC/MS/MS methods.
5 citations
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” In this study, researchers showed that multiphoton microscopy with fluorescent protein tagging enables single-cell imaging and tracking in live transgenic mice, offering new insights into cell dynamics in stem cell research compared to traditional histological methods.