February 2026 in “Apollo (University of Cambridge)” This review highlights the use of droplet microfluidics in microgel fabrication, emphasizing its ability to control microgel properties and discussing applications in areas like drug delivery and tissue engineering, as well as addressing current challenges and future research directions.
October 2022 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results” This review examines the therapeutic effects of photobiomodulation on severe medical illnesses but reports no new clinical results; it emphasizes its potential in neurology, pulmonology, inflammation, dermatology, wound healing, and oncology.
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.
5 citations
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July 1999 in “Journal of Anatomy” This study observed that methylene blue staining and zinc iodide-osmium tetroxide techniques effectively revealed anatomical details of intraepidermal nerve fibre endings in the rat's mystacial pad, suggesting their potential role in mechanoreception.
10 citations
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May 2025 in “Cell Biomaterials” This perspective highlights how advancements in single-cell sequencing and digital pathology can help understand the complex mechanisms of immune responses, fibrosis, and tissue remodeling related to medical implants, aiming to address the challenges of implant-related tissue reactions reported in this study.
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.
39 citations
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May 2015 in “Advanced drug delivery reviews” This review discusses skin tissue engineering and highlights the potential role of microRNAs in improving bioengineered skin equivalents, concluding that further exploration of microRNA targets could address unmet clinical needs.
19 citations
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March 1975 in “British Journal of Dermatology” This study presents a method for extracting and measuring cyclic AMP in small amounts of skin tissue, finding varying levels in the dermis, epidermis, and hair follicles.
1 citations
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May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” In this study, researchers developed a custom-designed 3D-printed microscope stage insert for inverted confocal microscopes, enhancing the accessibility of long-term intravital imaging of live cell dynamics in live transgenic mice, particularly in the skin.
June 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This research outlines an innovative bioregeneration chamber aimed at significantly extending human lifespan and enhancing health maintenance by treating the body as a thermodynamic system, potentially enabling an average lifespan of 130 to 150 years in an advanced therapeutic setting.
15 citations
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June 2021 in “Medicina” This study found that combined intense pulsed light and low-level light therapy significantly improved ocular surface outcomes and quality of life for patients with meibomian gland dysfunction and dry eye disease.
1 citations
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February 2025 in “Scientific Reports” In this study, researchers developed a three-dimensional ultrastructural analysis tool using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy to reveal detailed nerve networks and muscle structures in human skin tissues, demonstrating the technique's potential to study structural changes in aging or disease.
August 2026 in “Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine” This review reports that microneedle systems can enhance the delivery and effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine compounds in treating skin disorders, though most findings are based on preclinical studies and face challenges in translating to clinical practice.
14 citations
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January 2025 in “AAPS PharmSciTech” This review highlights the promising potential of microemulsions and nanoemulsions in (trans)dermal drug delivery, noting a gap in understanding their distinct mechanisms and composition-related effects on skin permeability, while emphasizing the limited clarity on mesostructures and cosolvent impacts.
36 citations
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August 2020 in “Polymers” The researchers developed semi-dissolving microneedle patches using TEMPO-oxidized bacterial cellulose nanofibers, which allow effective transdermal drug delivery by forming micro-channels for large drug quantities, overcoming traditional microneedles' low drug loading.
This chapter emphasizes the critical role of the integumentary system in animal physiology, detailing its structures, immune functions, and sensory capabilities as crucial for homeostasis, protection, and various physiological processes.
1 citations
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February 2026 in “ACS Omega” This review highlights the potential of self-powered nanogenerators in revolutionizing biomedical devices by using biomechanical or environmental energy, focusing on applications like regenerative hair growth, drug release patches, and electronic skin while evaluating challenges such as energy efficiency and biocompatibility.
July 2024 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The new skin organoid system effectively mimics human skin for studying its functions, injuries, and diseases.
5 citations
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October 2022 in “Phenomics” This review explores skin microbiome composition and its ecological interactions, highlighting the role of host and environmental factors in shaping the microbial community, but provides no new research findings.
January 2026 in “Open MIND” This study identified candidate compounds from a natural-product library that may interact with the PIEZO1 and MLCK pathways, potentially countering a non-androgen cause of hair follicle miniaturization, all based on computer simulations; experimental validation is necessary.
January 2024 in “Research Portal Denmark” This study reports the development of an artificial skin membrane incorporating hair follicles, intended as an in vitro model to better estimate drug permeation with less variability than current models used in transdermal drug delivery research.
13 citations
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September 2021 in “Communications Biology” This study introduces a five-modal microscopy technique that allows label-free, in vivo observation and quantitative analysis of various wound healing processes.
3 citations
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October 2021 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study used in vivo confocal microscopy and a ResNet34 deep learning model to classify meibomian gland images with an AUROC greater than 0.95, indicating its potential for automatic diagnosis and screening of meibomian gland dysfunction.
61 citations
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April 2023 in “Advanced Materials” This study introduced a viscoelastic dry electrode that successfully reduces motion artifacts in EP monitoring on hairy skin, maintaining stable performance for up to 48 days.
17 citations
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May 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” This review highlights the potential of microneedles for immunotherapy, emphasizing their ability to enhance immune responses and reduce side effects through precise and stimuli-responsive delivery, especially in tumor treatment, while also noting the limitations and areas for improvement in current systems.
September 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” QMSI effectively maps and quantifies drug distribution in skin tissues.
39 citations
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June 2017 in “Scientific Reports” Different lab conditions and light treatment methods change how human skin cells respond to light therapy.
November 2025 in “OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)” In this study, researchers developed a hierarchically engineered microreactor that effectively combats infected wounds by releasing antimicrobials at acidic sites, eradicating MRSA while avoiding resistance, and enhancing tissue repair through immune system modulation.
March 2026 in “Materials Today Bio” This study developed a minimally invasive cryo-microneedles array patch (cryo-MAP) technique for transplanting hair follicle organoids, showing successful hair growth and complex skin structure regeneration with over 86% success in 15 days, opening new possibilities in tissue engineering.
5 citations
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” In this study, researchers showed that multiphoton microscopy with fluorescent protein tagging enables single-cell imaging and tracking in live transgenic mice, offering new insights into cell dynamics in stem cell research compared to traditional histological methods.