January 2026 in “PubMed Central” This article reviews self-assembled nanoparticles, highlighting their promising role in drug delivery systems but noting the need for further research on stability and large-scale industrial application; it reports no new clinical findings.
July 2025 in “Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research” This narrative discusses the benefits of herbal scalp serum ingredients for hair health but reports no new clinical findings, emphasizing its formulation stability and antibacterial activity.
December 2024 in “Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials” This study provides a comprehensive review of the use of electrospinning technology to create 3D porous structures for bone implants, emphasizing the synergy between biomedicine and materials science necessary for developing orthopedic materials.
November 2023 in “Research Journal of Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Technology” This study observed that a herbal oil made from plant extracts including Embica officinalis and Bacopa monnieri significantly promoted hair growth, with different preparation methods yielding effective results.
January 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This review discusses the biologically active compounds in Maxillariinae orchids, highlighting 62 semiochemicals with medical potential, but reports no new clinical findings.
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May 2006 in “Journal of Experimental Botany” This review highlights the role of reactive oxygen species in root hair growth and cell expansion in plants but does not report new empirical findings.
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March 2023 in “Antioxidants” This study confirmed the antioxidant role of rosemary, suggesting its potential use in treating inflammatory and infectious skin conditions, but emphasizes that more large-scale controlled trials are necessary to fully understand its clinical impact.
April 2024 in “Cosmetics” This review highlights the use of microneedling devices and patches to deliver cosmetic agents through the skin, noting their applications in skin rejuvenation and safety considerations such as potential skin irritation and infection.
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December 2023 in “Materials” This review paper highlights the development and application of organic and biogenic nanocarriers for delivering bioactives, focusing on eco-friendly and sustainable nanotechnology strategies while addressing challenges like toxicity and paving the way for future innovations in green solution approaches.
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November 1965 in “Textile research journal” This study found that papain/bisulfite disintegrates human hair cuticles by dissolving the endocuticle, potentially accelerated by ethanol's removal of cell membrane material.
This study investigated the molecular mechanisms behind the formation of drug-polymer inclusion complexes and found that carbamazepine can self-assemble into stable channel structures without guest polymers, unlike griseofulvin, which requires guest molecules for structural stability.
This research elucidates the molecular mechanisms underlying carbamazepine and griseofulvin's inclusion complex channel formations with polymers, revealing why carbamazepine forms stable channels independently, while griseofulvin requires polymeric support due to weaker interactions.
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November 2014 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This study suggests that spironolactone-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers could enhance follicular delivery and offer a more localized treatment for androgenic alopecia, potentially reducing systemic side effects.
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February 2010 in “CrystEngComm” Made 8 minoxidil samples; 1 cocrystal, 7 salts formed.
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September 2016 in “NPG Asia Materials” This study developed thermo-reversible glycol chitosan hydrogels that effectively form and maintain 3D cell spheroids within one day, offering a simplified method for creating biologically realistic cultures for tissue regeneration and drug screening applications.
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February 2025 in “Nano-Micro Letters” This review summarizes the application of microneedles in treating various skin diseases and highlights challenges like low drug loading, noting no new clinical results are reported.
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June 2017 in “Pharmaceutical research” This study presented a new two-dimensional model that successfully predicts transdermal permeation of caffeine, highlighting the significant role of the follicular pathway in increasing systemic bioavailability.
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November 2019 in “Journal of Controlled Release” In this study, researchers developed a new self-administered finasteride delivery system using powder-carrying microneedles that improved hair growth efficacy and addressed safety concerns compared to topical finasteride gel by allowing sustained intradermal release of the drug for three days with a single application.
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March 2019 in “Environmental Chemistry Letters” This review examines the role of cyclodextrins in improving the solubility, stability, and bioavailability of steroid drugs but does not report new experimental findings.
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November 2009 in “Recent Patents on Drug Delivery & Formulation” This review discusses various patent articles on microemulsion carriers in drug delivery systems and reports no new empirical findings.
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August 2025 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This review discusses lipid-polymer hybrid nanoparticles for dermatological applications, outlining their structural and formulation advancements, but reports no new clinical results and calls for further research on their therapeutic potential.
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August 2019 in “International Journal of Applied Pharmaceutics” This study explored the use of SOD-loaded niosomes as carriers to enhance the delivery of superoxide dismutase into hair follicles on guinea pig skin, finding that niosomes improved SOD penetration and preservation compared to free SOD, suggesting their potential as effective delivery vehicles.
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January 2006 in “Durham e-Theses (Durham University)” This study found that solid-state NMR combined with X-ray techniques provided critical insights into the structure and solvation of finasteride polymorphs, identifying gaps in existing patent characterizations.
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November 2024 in “Pharmaceutical Sciences” This review study found that vesicular carriers like liposomes, niosomes, invasomes, and transferosomes can enhance drug penetration through follicles, benefiting treatments for alopecia, acne, and infections, as well as potentially facilitating systemic delivery of antihypertensive drugs and insulin.
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January 2014 In this study, the release rate of Finasteride from Eudragit matrix tablets was found to be significantly influenced by the drug/Eudragit ratio and polymer viscosity, with formulation F9 being the most effective.
April 2026 in “BMC Biotechnology” This study found that curcumin spanlastics demonstrated greater antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities in the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line compared to curcumin alone or curcumin nanocrystals, also affecting several cancer-related protein markers and showing enhanced solubility and activity.
January 2026 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This study investigated the integration of crystal engineering and microneedle technology for androgenetic alopecia treatment, finding that microneedles loaded with newly developed Kopexil multicomponent crystals reduced drug diffusion rates in vitro compared to standard formulations.
This study reports that carbamazepine can self-assemble into stable channel structures without guest polymers, while griseofulvin relies on guest molecules for structural stability in drug-polymer inclusion complexes.
January 2014 in “University of the Arts London Research Online (University of the Arts London)” Certain ingredients can help protect hair color.
This historical review discusses the ancient Egyptians' advanced wound-healing techniques, including the use of honey and moldy bread, and reports no new clinical results.