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    Glossary Hair Follicle Targeting

    process of directing treatments specifically to hair follicles

    Hair Follicle Targeting refers to the process of directing treatments or therapies specifically to the hair follicles, which are the small structures in the skin that produce hair. This technique is often used in medical and cosmetic applications, such as delivering drugs to treat conditions like alopecia (hair loss) or enhancing hair growth. By focusing on the hair follicles, treatments can be more effective and minimize side effects on surrounding tissues.

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    1. Delivery and targeting of nanoparticles into hair follicles Therapeutic Delivery · 2014 · 94 citations
    2. Hair follicle targeting with curcumin nanocrystals: Influence of the formulation properties on the penetration efficacy Journal of Controlled Release · 2020 · 60 citations
    3. Hair Follicle Targeting and Dermal Drug Delivery with Curcumin Drug Nanocrystals—Essential Influence of Excipients Nanomaterials · 2020 · 32 citations
    4. Dutasteride nanocapsules for hair follicle targeting: Effect of chitosan-coating and physical stimulus International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 2020 · 26 citations
    5. Hair follicle-targeting drug delivery strategies for the management of hair follicle-associated disorders Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2022 · 14 citations
    6. Hair Follicle Targeting with Nanoparticles Springer eBooks · 2012 · 5 citations
    7. <i>Phyllanthus emblica</i> Extract-loaded Transfersomes for Hair Follicle Targeting: Phytoconstituents, Characterization, and Hair Growth Promotion Journal of Oleo Science · 2022 · 1 citations
    8. Nanostructured lipid carriers promote percutaneous absorption and hair follicle targeting of tofacitinib for treating alopecia areata Journal of Controlled Release · 2024
    9. Hair follicle targeting via gelatin coated transferosomes loaded with tofacitinib citrate for enhanced treatment of alopecia areata: Clinical evaluation of alopecia areata patients International Journal of Pharmaceutics · 2025
    10. miR-27a Targeting PIK3R3 Regulates the Proliferation and Apoptosis of Sheep Hair Follicle Stem Cells Animals · 2022 · 1 citations
    11. Nanoparticle-Based Targeting of Vaccine Compounds to Skin Antigen-Presenting Cells By Hair Follicles and their Transport in Mice 2008 · 119 citations
    12. Antisense oligonucleotide targeting fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR)-1 stimulates cellular activity of hair follicles in an<i>in vitro</i>organ culture system International Journal of Dermatology · 2007 · 7 citations
    13. Minoxidil Nanoparticles Targeting Hair Follicles Enhance Hair Growth in C57BL/6 Mice Pharmaceutics · 2022 · 5 citations
    14. Abstract 2559: Targeting mTORC1 may provide selectivity for inhibiting proliferation of hair follicle stem/progenitor cells during tumor promotion Cancer research · 2012
    15. Multifunctional nanomedicine targeting the 'seed-and-soil' of hair follicles via simultaneous alleviation of oxidative stress and activation of autophagy for androgenetic alopecia therapy Materials Today Bio · 2025
    16. Development of Ethosomes for the Topical Treatment of Androgenic Alopecia: Ethanol Effect on Dutasteride Targeting to the Hair Follicles Pharmaceutics · 2025
    17. Hair follicles laser targeting: Theory and applications Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology · 1998
    18. Enhancing alopecia areata management: Nanocrystal-driven strategy for targeting hair follicles International Journal of Pharmaceutics · 2025 · 3 citations
    19. Penetration Profile of Microspheres in Follicular Targeting of Terminal Hair Follicles 2004 · 316 citations
    20. Chitosan nanoparticles for targeting and sustaining minoxidil sulphate delivery to hair follicles International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · 2015 · 77 citations
    21. <i>In vivo</i> alteration of the keratin 17 gene in hair follicles by oligonucleotide‐directed gene targeting Experimental Dermatology · 2003 · 8 citations
    22. Advances in polymeric nano-delivery systems targeting hair follicles for the treatment of acne Drug Delivery · 2024 · 19 citations
    23. Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeting 5-α-Reductase Inhibitors to the Hair Follicle Pharmaceutics · 2022 · 3 citations
    24. Gum Arabic Enhances Hair Follicle-Targeting Drug Delivery of Minoxidil Nanocrystal Dispersions Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin · 2024
    25. Targeting to the hair follicles: Current status and potential Journal of dermatological science · 2010 · 142 citations
    26. Protection against chemotherapy-induced alopecia: targeting ATP-binding cassette transporters in the hair follicle? Trends in pharmacological sciences · 2013 · 24 citations
    27. Targeting the Thy-1 mechanotransduction regulator rescues regenerative wound healing and induces hair follicle neogenesis under high tension Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences · 2026
    28. Targeting IGF1‐Induced Cellular Senescence to Rejuvenate Hair Follicle Aging Aging Cell · 2025
    29. Development and evaluation of finasteride niosomes targeting to hair follicles for the management of androgenic alopecia Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology · 2023
    30. Squarticles as a nanocarrier for targeting minoxidil to hair follicles and dermal papilla cells Journal of Dermatological Science · 2016 · 2 citations