December 2025 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” In this study, researchers developed a responsive bilayer hydrogel for diabetic wounds that delivers drugs and oxygen in sync with healing stages, achieving a 99.1% wound closure rate in 14 days by integrating anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and anti-fouling functions.
April 2023 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” This review highlights the importance of using 3D scaffolds in vitro to support hair follicle regeneration, emphasizing how these structures help maintain cell function and mimic the natural environment, which is crucial for developing hair follicle organoids for transplantation.
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April 2024 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrated that a mechanical-assisted post-bioprinting strategy significantly increased cell numbers and enhanced regenerative capabilities in hollow hydrogel-based scaffolds for bone defect repair in vivo.
October 2022 in “European Heart Journal” This study found that extracellular vesicles derived from cardiosphere-derived cells classified as potent were effective in reducing cardiac hypertrophy and improving systemic health markers in rats with induced cardiac aging.
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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.
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July 2025 in “Gels” This review explores how recombinant protein hydrogels, employing molecular engineering and crosslinking strategies, offer advanced applications in regenerative medicine by mimicking extracellular matrix dynamics and providing enhanced mechanical, environmental, and biological properties.
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January 2023 in “RSC Advances” This article reviews advancements in carbon dots for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, highlighting challenges and future directions without presenting new clinical findings.
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February 2026 in “ACS Nano” This study developed the TLMG hydrogel, a seamless in situ biointerface platform, demonstrating robust adhesion, high conductivity, and therapeutic effects for intelligent wound management in complex animal models and human tests, indicating its promise for integrated bioelectronic medicine.
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October 2024 in “Heliyon” In this review, the authors discuss the promising role of exosomes from various cell sources as potential cell-free therapies for diabetic foot ulcers, highlighting their therapeutic benefits in wound healing and the challenges faced in their clinical application.
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July 2013 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Revertant cell therapy shows promise for treating type XVII collagen deficiency, but better cell selection methods are needed.
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May 2026 in “Nature Communications” This study demonstrated that CD19-CAR T cell therapy may promote structural regeneration in the skin of systemic sclerosis patients, as evidenced by histological improvements and fibroblast population changes, suggesting its potential for tissue remodeling in fibrotic diseases.
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December 2013 in “Current Oral Health Reports” This review discusses current developments in tooth regenerative therapy, including bioengineered tooth replacements, and emphasizes its potential to fully restore tooth function, but it presents no new clinical results.
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February 2010 in “Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering” This study investigated optimizing the differentiation process of UC-MSCs into dermal papilla-like tissues for potential hair follicle therapy and highlighted the potential to reduce associated costs by evaluating cell density and growth factors.
December 2025 in “Academic Journal of Science and Technology” This review explores the potential of mesenchymal stem cells in skin regeneration and rejuvenation, highlighting their ability to modulate immune response and enhance extracellular matrix strength but does not provide new clinical evidence.
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January 2021 in “iScience” Using a combination of specific cell cycle regulators is better for safely keeping hair root cells alive indefinitely compared to cancer-related methods.
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January 2021 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” This study found that incorporating adipose-derived stem cell conditioned medium into a polysaccharide hydrogel effectively reduced scar hyperplasia, with the combination offering better outcomes in preventing hypertrophic scarring compared to the medium alone in a rabbit ear model.
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December 2020 in “Stem Cell Research & Therapy” In this laboratory study, ASC-conditioned medium showed higher therapeutic potential than extracellular vesicles alone in reducing inflammation and catabolic activity in human chondrocytes with an osteoarthritis phenotype, highlighting its possible use in osteoarthritis management.
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January 2018 in “Organogenesis” This study found that epidermal stem cell-specific Jag1 expression levels are crucial for effective wound healing and scar reduction, and porcine acellular dermal matrix treatment enhances this process in mice by boosting Notch/Jagged1 signaling.
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November 2020 in “PubMed” This study observed that bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells cultured in three-dimensionally bioprinted hydrogels with higher stiffness, like 3A8G, tend to differentiate more into hair follicle cells compared to those in less stiff hydrogels, like 1A4G.
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March 2024 in “Cell Transplantation” This review highlights the need for improved methods in cosmetic safety assessment, emphasizing the potential of engineered skin tissue for more effective detection and toxicological evaluation of cosmetic products, compared to traditional methods.
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October 2013 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This review examines the role of endothelial precursors and cellularized scaffolds in wound repair and revascularization for treating full thickness skin loss, but reports no new clinical results.
April 2026 in “Research Square” E13 fetal mouse fibroblast vesicles may help reduce scarring.
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July 2016 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A” This study found that a novel hydrogel scaffold, cGEL, significantly increased melanin production and melanotic gene expression in human melanocytes compared to other graft materials, suggesting its potential as a superior carrier for skin grafting.
January 2003 in “Zhonghua shaoshang zazhi” In this study, murine fetal epidermal stem cells successfully formed new hair follicle structures when cografted with folliculus pili cells in nude mice.
June 1967 in “Journal of Cellular Physiology” This study developed an in vitro 3D organoid model using dermal papilla spheroids and found that it enhances growth factor expression and extracellular matrix production, which could aid drug screening for hair regeneration.
60 citations
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January 2015 in “World Journal of Stem Cells” This review discusses advances in skin tissue engineering, focusing on scaffold-free approaches and the application of stem cells, and reports no new research findings.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” This review highlights the potential of stem cell-derived secretome as a promising cell-free approach for wound healing, offering advantages over live cell therapies in terms of safety, scalability, and storage.
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April 2013 in “Cell and Tissue Research” Bone-marrow and epidermal stem cells help heal wounds differently, with bone-marrow cells aiding in blood vessel formation and epidermal cells in hair growth.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Immunology” This research proposes a comprehensive "four-dimensional technology toolbox" for reprogramming wound-repair cells, aiming to treat chronic non-healing wounds like diabetic foot ulcers by altering fibroblasts, keratinocytes, and macrophages to regenerative phenotypes, and addressing clinical translation challenges.
December 2022 in “Stem Cells and Development” The researchers reported that using exosomes from hair follicle stem cells with acellular nerve allografts helped bridge facial nerve defects in rats and may match the effectiveness of autograft therapy.