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This study suggests that varying intersheet interactions may explain the differences between the two polymorphic forms of macrofibril assembly in Merino wool and hair.

This review highlights that biomaterial properties can be designed to modulate macrophage activity, potentially reducing foreign body responses and enhancing tissue healing in regenerative medicine.

In this review, the researchers highlight the role of fibroblasts in regulating the extracellular matrix and immune responses, emphasizing the impact on macrophages and potential therapeutic insights for fibrotic diseases and cancer.

This study found that an injectable hair material showed good biocompatibility in micropigs and effectively promoted dermal thickening, suggesting its potential as a new soft tissue filler.

This study suggested that MRF may support skin regeneration and rejuvenation by promoting collagen synthesis and regulating factors involved in fibroblast activation and ECM remodeling, with preliminary findings indicating ADSCs might aid these processes.

This review discusses how polymers can be customized to develop biomaterials that mimic the extracellular matrix, exploring their potential in biomedical and biotechnological applications by triggering cell functions similar to natural physiological systems.

This study reports that trichocyte intermediate filaments from rat vibrissae and human hair follicles may contain a hollow region at their core, suggesting unique structural properties.

This study found that gelatin–polycaprolactone/silk fibroin composite membranes with line micropatterns enhanced wound healing in rats by promoting cell alignment, angiogenesis, and increased α-SMA production.

This study confirms that the proposed universal model for hard α-keratin structure applies to all known forms across various mammalian species.

This study identified two types of hard alpha-keratin filament assemblies in developing human hair follicles, which may help investigate the structural framework of mammalian keratin appendages.

This review outlines strategies for regulating macrophage response using bioactive materials to enhance wound healing, focusing on extracellular matrix-based scaffolds and nanofibrous composites, but reports no new clinical results.

This study reported the development of a workflow that combines SIMS and X-ray elemental mapping techniques for multimodal imaging at the single cell level, successfully applied to visualize elements, metals, and lipids in porcine skin without loss or delocalization.

This study observed that ECMs produced by papillary fibroblasts showed the largest fibers and supported keratinocyte differentiation better than reticular fibroblast matrices, informing biomimetic material design for skin tissue engineering.

This study suggests that a biomaterial-based approach using microneedles and ion solutions to deliver SiO3 2− ions may disrupt inflammatory cycles and improve outcomes in inflammatory dilated cardiomyopathy (iDCM).

This review introduces the potential of metal-organic framework-based functional composite materials in tissue engineering but reports no new results, emphasizing the need for further innovation in the field.

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.

In this study, electron microscopy of follicular mucinosis showed severe cytoplasmic degeneration in hair follicles, with myelin figures and onion-like lamellar structures, but no indications of mucin release through degeneration or degradation were found.

This study found that fibronectin nanofiber dressings, made using rotary jet spinning, accelerated wound healing and improved tissue restoration in a full-thickness wound mouse model.

This study introduced a novel method that uses upright structured illumination microscopy and atomic force microscopy to map the mechanical properties of thick living tissue slices, revealing the intricate mechanical heterogeneity of mouse skin and effects of preservation techniques on tissue stiffness.

In this study, a newly engineered SFCC hydrogel in animal models demonstrated promising potential for skin reconstruction, promoting hair follicle regeneration, enhancing collagen and cellular proliferation, and accelerating burn healing by supporting favorable immune responses and tissue repair.

This study proposed a network model for the cross-linked structure of keratin-associated proteins in hair and wool fibers, suggesting notable differences between the two, potentially affecting hair fiber elasticity.

This study found that adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells produced more anti-inflammatory and pro-angiogenic cytokines on electrospun scaffolds, which enhanced wound healing and macrophage activity in a rat model.

This article describes the immunofluorescence tomography method to achieve high-resolution 3-D reconstruction of epithelial tissues and reports no clinical results.

In this study, the introduction of autofibroblasts into ischemic wounds was found to be slightly less favorable for regenerative histogenesis compared to a dermal equivalent with heterofibroblasts, with minor differences in epidermis thickness, collagen fiber area, and blood vessel area.

This study provides conclusive evidence of exogenous calcium fatty acid deposits forming between the cuticle layers in hair, affecting its optical and mechanical properties.

This article discusses how designing biomaterials to modulate immune responses has become a promising strategy for enhancing tissue repair and regeneration.

This review discusses the current techniques for engineering microtissues, emphasizing the potential of continuous microfluidic processes to facilitate large-scale production, but reports no new experimental results.