151 citations
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November 2018 in “International Journal of Pharmaceutics” This review discusses various nanoparticles and nanoemulsions being investigated for transdermal drug delivery and reports no clinical results; it highlights potential applications in treating alopecia, wound healing, psoriasis, and melanoma.
1 citations
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August 2022 in “Chemical engineering journal advances” This study demonstrated that human hair can be coated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles, allowing it to be oriented and moved by a magnetic field, which may enhance drug delivery and hair care applications.
January 2012 in “Journal of Cosmetics Dermatological Sciences and Applications” This study found that iontophoresis significantly enhances the skin penetration of magnesium salt of L-ascorbic acid 2-phosphate, especially in hairy mice, compared to passive diffusion.
6 citations
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July 2024 in “Cureus” This review explores the applications of magnetized water in agriculture and medicine and notes potential benefits for human health, but it presents no new experimental findings.
December 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This study reports that pulsed biomagnetic fields may play a role in the deformation of red blood cells by facilitating cross-talk between RBCs and human hairs in vitro.
2 citations
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June 2020 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This manuscript presents a hypothesis linking the intrinsic pulsating bioelectromagnetism of human hair follicles to the etiology of migraine headaches, supported by studies of inherent biomagnetism using optical microscopy techniques.
7 citations
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November 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This study introduces a tabletop technique demonstrating that endogenous biomagnetic fields from human hair can induce red blood cells agglutination and Rouleaux formations.
4 citations
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July 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This paper introduces a new microscopy technique to measure biomagnetic fields of human hair follicles using Prussian Blue Stain mixed with iron particles, but it reports no new clinical results.
1 citations
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August 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This review discusses the history and development of techniques for detecting bioelectromagnetic emissions in living tissue and reports no new experimental results; potential medical applications are explored.
2 citations
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January 2012 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This study observed that DDAIP-HCl enhanced the permeation of minoxidil through human cadaver skin, suggesting potential for improved treatment efficacy in male pattern hair loss.
3 citations
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August 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study introduced a tabletop optical microscopy technique to measure the biomagnetic field reach of human hair follicles using Prussian Blue Stain with iron particles.
November 2023 in “Cureus” In this pilot study, a 12-week topical treatment with a lotion containing magnetized saline water significantly increased hair count and hair mass index while activating autophagy in the scalp of 20 Caucasian men with mild-to-moderate androgenetic alopecia.
50 citations
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December 2000 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences” This study found that electroosmotic flow through hair follicles significantly contributes to solution flow during iontophoresis in hairless mouse skin.
4 citations
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December 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This study reports that in vitro experiments suggest a new biomagnetic cross-talk between red blood cells and human hair could be a factor in red blood cell deformation.
August 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This review discusses the history and evolution of techniques for detecting bioelectromagnetic emissions from living tissues, exploring potential medical applications, but does not present new experimental results.
263 citations
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February 2013 in “Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology” This review discusses nanoparticle-based topical delivery systems for treating skin diseases and presents no new clinical findings; it emphasizes natural polymer-based nanoparticles and future applications like targeted drug delivery.
2 citations
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March 2020 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” This article reviews advanced strategies for enhancing drug delivery to cutaneous stem cells to improve treatment for skin conditions and reports no new experimental findings.
This study reports that a novel ketoconazole-loaded microneedle array significantly enhances drug delivery and retention in the skin, demonstrating improved hair growth in animal models, suggesting a promising treatment for androgenic alopecia that addresses current topical therapies' limitations.
January 2025 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Research Science & Technology” This review explores the potential, challenges, and recent advancements of dissolving microneedles in drug delivery, summarizing their varied applications and current limitations without providing new clinical results.
4 citations
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December 2018 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This study reports that in vitro experiments suggest biomagnetic cross-talk between red blood cells and human hairs as a potential factor influencing RBC deformation.
25 citations
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July 2015 in “Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces” This study found that microencapsulation combined with iontophoresis can significantly enhance the delivery of minoxidil sulphate to hair follicles, suggesting a synergetic approach for topical drug targeting.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Cytotherapy” In this study, MSC-derived magnetic nanovesicles combined with a magnetic field increased skin retention and accelerated hair follicle growth in a mouse model of hair regeneration.
In this case series, elderly patients with chronic pruritus reported substantial improvement after using a topical serum containing magnetized saline water, although more research is needed to confirm these results.
2 citations
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August 2019 in “Turkish Journal of Chemistry” This study reported that CoFe2O4 magnetic nanoparticles efficiently catalyzed the synthesis of minoxidil from 2,6-diamino-4-chloro-pyrimidine N-oxide, achieving a 95% yield with sustained reusability.
This study found that human hair follicles emit electromagnetic fields due to metabolic activity linked to S100 proteins, visualized using a novel microscopic technique with nano-sized iron particles.
2 citations
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January 2018 in “Biomolecules & therapeutics” This study found that polyamidoamine dendrimers can permeate skin's current conducting pores and alter the magnitude and direction of electroosmotic flow, affecting drug flux during iontophoresis.
April 2018 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This paper presents a new methodology combining magnetic tweezers and traction force microscopy to study keratinocyte mechanobiology, but reports no experimental results yet.
3 citations
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July 2018 in “International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH” This paper compiles previously observed similarities in biomagnetic fields emitted by human hair and mouse vibrissa follicles, with findings supporting distinctive patterns of biomagnetic activity skewed to one side.
This study suggests that topical application of a hydrogel containing magnetized saline water may promote wound healing in stage 2-3 pressure ulcers in elderly patients by stimulating autophagy, based on observed clinical improvements in a case series.
19 citations
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March 2015 This study reports the first detection of electromagnetic forces from human hairs, evidenced by the aggregation of iron nanoparticles around hair follicles.