18 citations
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January 2024 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” This study developed and tested a new injectable hydrogel for chronic diabetic wounds, reporting significant improvements in wound healing through enhanced angiogenesis, epithelization, and reduction of inflammation and infection in animal models.
7 citations
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November 2025 in “Journal of Polymer Science” This review highlights recent advances in hydrogel-based wound healing, noting that diverse hydrogel designs enhance healing and suggest potential for clinical translation, albeit with a need for more research on human applications.
April 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers found that in growing skin tissue, epidermal wound healing occurs at the expense of normal skin development, as it impairs hair follicle growth and does not activate tissue morphogenesis genes.
98 citations
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November 2014 in “PLoS ONE” In this study, bovine testes hyaluronidase accelerated wound healing in vitro and in vivo by enhancing cellular proliferation, reepithelialization, and modulating inflammation in rat models.
October 2025 in “Materials Today Bio” In this study, researchers developed an axolotl skin-derived extracellular matrix scaffold that enhanced wound healing in mice by promoting skin regeneration and reducing fibrosis, offering potential as a regenerative biomaterial for clinical use.
5 citations
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October 2024 in “Molecules and Cells” This review explores the complex interactions between epidermal stem cells and their environment, highlighting the critical roles of these cells in skin wound healing and tissue repair processes.
65 citations
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August 2013 in “Acta Biomaterialia” This study suggests that a novel micropatterned dermal–epidermal matrix (μDERM) enhances keratinocyte function and epidermal morphology, offering potential improvements in skin substitute design for wound healing applications.
March 2024 in “Advanced science” This study observed that a novel extracellular matrix hydrogel made from human fibroblast-derived matrix improved wound healing in animal models, showing significant effects such as hair follicle formation, reduced inflammation, enhanced pro-healing growth factor levels, and interaction with macrophages, compared to traditional collagen hydrogels.
1 citations
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January 2019 in “Elsevier eBooks” This review discusses scaffold materials and properties used in epidermal tissue engineering to promote skin regeneration and reports no new research findings.
July 2026 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review highlights the development and assessment of human-relevant models for cutaneous wound healing, emphasizing that a combination of systems, such as organoid platforms and skin-on-a-chip systems, is necessary to overcome limitations of traditional methodologies and address chronic wound challenges.
November 2019 in “SLAS technology” This study demonstrates that Sox11 and Sox4 are crucial for activating embryonic-like programs during wound healing, with Sox11 overexpression impairing skin differentiation and promoting genes linked to embryonic epidermis.
1 citations
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August 2025 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This study found that a 3D wound model, the 3DWoundSE, showed improved responsiveness to injury and cytotoxic stimuli compared to an intact 3D skin equivalent, offering a reproducible and ethical alternative to animal models for early wound response assessment in dermatological research and drug development.
May 2024 in “Journal of colloid and interface science” This study developed a bilayer bionic skin scaffold that mimics the skin's structure to resist microbial invasion and enhance wound healing, with in vivo animal studies showing improved collagen deposition, neovascularization, and hair follicle formation.
211 citations
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November 2018 in “Nature Cell Biology” This article discusses the coordinated roles of different epidermal stem cells and other cell types in the skin's wound healing process and reports no new experimental results.
In an animal study, researchers observed that a Chromolaena odorata layered-nitrile rubber transdermal patch significantly improved wound contraction, protein, hexosamine, and uronic acid levels, and collagen deposition in healing excision wounds in rats compared to a control group with an empty patch.
June 2026 in “Frontiers in Aging” This study introduces "Homeodynamic Rejuvenation" as a method to restore the skin's resilience by enhancing its ability to detect and recover from stress, focusing on five core biological processes critical for maintaining skin function and health amidst environmental and metabolic challenges.
January 2026 in “Florence Research (University of Florence)” This perspective reviews current knowledge about cellular and molecular mechanisms in wound healing from 2023–2025, highlighting inadequately understood pathways associated with conditions like keloids and chronic wounds, and discusses proposed novel therapies for these conditions.
2 citations
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October 2020 in “Drug Discoveries & Therapeutics” This study observed that Althaea officinalis gel increased fibroblast populations, hair follicles, and vessel diameter in rat wounds, suggesting it might aid wound healing, though further clinical studies are needed.
6 citations
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April 2023 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” In a murine burn wound model, this study found that an enhanced fractal self-pumping dressing significantly reduced wound area and tissue edema by efficiently draining excess exudates.
This study found that an injectable hydrogel, SF-g-SDA, outperformed commercial Tegaderm™ in healing wounds, promoting collagen deposition, and enhancing neovascularization in animal models.
6 citations
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December 2022 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” This study reported that a novel bilayer wound dressing made from PLCL nanofibers and keratin hydrogel, loaded with FGF-2, promoted skin healing and showed potential for use in skin tissue engineering.
12 citations
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September 2023 in “Polymers” This study reported that a newly developed hydrogel composed of recombinant type I collagen and chitosan, incorporating a metal–polyphenol structure, demonstrated strong mechanical and healing properties, effectively promoting wound healing in a full-thickness skin defect model.
June 2025 in “Biomacromolecules” In this study, researchers developed a GelMA-based gradient pH hydrogel that effectively reduced bacterial load and promoted fibroblast and endothelial cell proliferation, macrophage polarization, neovascularization, and hair follicle regeneration, offering a promising treatment for bacterially infected skin wounds.
1 citations
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May 2026 in “Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology” This review explores the potential of neuro-driven hydrogels for skin and nerve regeneration, integrating biochemical cues and advanced technologies like AI for personalized wound healing, but notes the need for further validation and trials before clinical use.
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.
20 citations
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August 2014 in “PloS one” This study found that MED1 deficiency in keratinocytes accelerates skin wound healing in young mice but delays healing in older mice, suggesting differential roles in epidermal regeneration with age.
5 citations
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March 2017 in “Cell and Tissue Banking” In this study, noncultured autologous skin cells prepared using a tissue homogenizer significantly improved burn wound healing in rats compared to a control treatment.
In this study, exosome-loaded hydrogels derived from skin precursor cells significantly improved wound healing in diabetic rats by enhancing angiogenesis, reducing inflammation, and promoting tissue repair.
10 citations
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” In this study, researchers developed a self-assembling hydrogel called RADA-PDGF2 and found it to accelerate wound closure in a mouse model due to its pro-proliferative and pro-migratory properties, without causing cytotoxicity or immunogenicity.
3 citations
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January 2020 in “Journal of Cutaneous and Aesthetic Surgery” This review highlighted that despite existing treatments, chronic nonhealing leg ulcers remain a significant therapeutic challenge, necessitating the development of new methods that are effective, safe, and affordable for patients.