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This study found that keratin hydrogels extracted from human hair showed potential as biodegradable and biocompatible filler materials, promoting angiogenesis and cell proliferation in rat models.

Human hair keratin hydrogels show promise for use in regenerative medicine.

This source highlights the utility of cationic polymers in haircare products for protecting against hair damage from chemical treatments and grooming, and describes how microfluorometry can measure polymer deposition and penetration on hair fibers.

This review discusses how polymer-based nanocarriers can enhance drug delivery targeting hair follicles for acne treatment, focusing on factors affecting this delivery method, combination technologies to improve follicle targeting, and recent advancements in polymer nanodrug-delivery systems.

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.

Heparin-functionalized nanofabrics help heal wounds effectively and safely without scars in 14 days.

This study found that keratin intermediate filaments in the hair of GAN patients are altered, showing decreased diffraction signals and increased stiffness, strength, and extensibility.

This study found that using cationic and non-ionic polymers during alkaline hair relaxer treatments may help strengthen hair and control swelling, potentially reducing damage.

This paper describes the development of unique hydrogel skin scaffolds from plant-derived polysaccharide mixtures that may offer improved biocompatibility and mechanical properties for use in artificial skin.

This study reports that the newly developed SA-Ca(II) hydrogel has tunable mechanical properties, high biocompatibility, and potential applications in wearable protections and stimuli-responsive electronics.

This study reported that 4D-printed, aliphatic polycarbonate-based scaffolds supported adipose tissue engineering by allowing adipocyte infiltration and neovascularization in vivo, indicating potential for effective adipose tissue repair.

This review explores the different types of hydrogels used to repair diabetic ulcers, the mechanisms involved, and the limitations in developing these technologies for clinical use, but it reports no new clinical results.

This review examines how incorporating various polymers and active ingredients into polyurethane dressings can enhance their properties and adaptability for better wound repair and regeneration, suggesting a promising direction for developing advanced functional dressings.

This study found that biodegradable PLA particles released fluorochromes in a time-dependent manner on human skin, with BP-PLA particles releasing rapidly and DiAsp-PLA particles providing sustained release and accumulation in hair follicles.

This review compares DNA-derived biopolymers, PN and PDRN, in dermatology, emphasizing their distinct molecular characteristics and roles, and reports no new clinical results.

This study describes the development of polyamide 6 composite fibers with amber filler, finding them suitable for use in medical textiles such as compression garments due to their biocompatibility with skin cells.

This study found that PHBV cocultured with epithelial and dermal cells might enhance early-stage wound healing by promoting wound closure and re-epithelization more effectively than PHBV/collagen.

This review details how hydrogel composites play crucial roles in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and drug delivery systems, highlighting innovations in these applications and addressing challenges like bioactivity, biomechanical compatibility, and controlled drug release.

This study examined 3D-printed scaffolds coated with polydopamine and observed that they significantly enhanced osteogenesis and angiogenesis in vitro and in a rat cranium defect model, suggesting their potential for repairing large bone defects.

This study developed HA-gel-dex hydrogels with enhanced ECM-like properties and functionality, showing promise for 3D bioprinting, tissue repair, and as wound dressings due to improved cell interaction, cytocompatibility, antimicrobial synergy, and wound healing in mice compared to traditional ECM bio-inks.

This research provides insights into how keratin hydrogels, modified to control disulfide crosslinking, may function as a treatment platform for bone injuries.

This study explored using keratin extracted from human hair waste to create biodegradable bioplastic films, revealing promising potential for applications in packaging and disposable items due to their uniform surface morphology and ability to degrade with keratinophilic fungi.

This review discusses the biological properties and potential applications of PCL and barium titanate composites in biomedical fields and reports no new experimental findings; the authors highlight the need for further research.

This study found that incorporating a block copolymer significantly alters the size and morphology of niosome drug delivery systems made of non-ionic surfactants and cholesterol, affecting their stability.

In this study, researchers developed a long-lasting antibacterial coating for medical implants by anchoring silver nanoparticles onto polyamide surfaces, demonstrating potential to improve implant safety and effectiveness by reducing infection and inflammation.

In this study, researchers synthesized biomedical polyurethanes incorporating curcumin and varying PEG content to enhance water solubility and control curcumin release, finding that higher PEG content improved hydrophilicity, swelling, and degradation, while maintaining excellent antioxidant and antibacterial activities, suggesting promise for biomedical applications.

This model study describes how interactions between hair keratin and various materials alter hair's physical and mechanical properties by affecting noncovalent bonds.

This review discusses how polymer- and lipid-based nanostructures can enhance wound healing by addressing issues like microbial contamination and inflammation, though it reports no new clinical results.

This study found that human hair keratin bridges effectively induced nerve regeneration and demonstrated good biocompatibility and controlled degradation when used in rats with peripheral nerve defects.