48 citations
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March 2022 in “Nano Letters” This study suggests that sericin microneedles with antibacterial and directional traction functionalities may enhance infected wound healing by improving skin repair and inhibiting bacterial growth, indicating potential for clinical application.
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June 2020 in “Applied Materials Today” This study found that SA-MS hydrogel released Mo4+ ions which promoted healing of disease-impaired wounds by enhancing cell proliferation and angiogenesis, and through its photothermal effects addressed skin cancer-impaired wounds in mice.
45 citations
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January 2022 in “Lab on a Chip” This study demonstrates that a 3D-printed agarose microwell platform supports the growth of size-uniform, viable NSCLC cancer spheroids, and can effectively evaluate drug responses using limited tumor material from biopsies, particularly with EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors gefitinib and osimertinib.
January 2023 in “Springer eBooks” March 2026 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” The hydrogel helps heal diabetic wounds by combining antibacterial, antioxidant, and immune-boosting effects.
January 2022 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” This study found that pen-type microwells enhanced hair follicle germ formation by promoting cell assembly, suggesting microwell array geometry significantly influences in vitro hair follicle development.
January 2025 in “PLoS ONE” This study found that aligned electrospinning membranes enhance skin wound healing by upregulating MMP12 expression and inhibiting fibroblast migration, which results in reduced scar formation, providing valuable insights for developing more effective biological dressings.
January 2025 in “SSRN Electronic Journal” October 2014 in “Microscopy” This study found that using ionic liquid for specimen preparation allowed for observation of dermal papilla cells and their cilia in near-living conditions, reducing damage typically caused by conventional preparation methods.
This study developed a personalized microneedle that delivers finasteride directly to the skin, facilitating a sustained release and potentially reducing side effects associated with oral administration.
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April 2006 in “BioTechniques” This essay reviews the potential of protein microarrays in proteomics and diagnostics, highlighting no new clinical results but emphasizing the need for advanced high-quality proteins and antibodies.
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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.
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February 2021 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that electrospinning membranes with smaller fiber diameters significantly improved skin wound healing by promoting cell proliferation and encouraging reparative macrophage transformation.
January 2017 in “DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University)” This study observed that keratin sponges showed comparable biocompatibility to a commercial positive control in mice, but keratin gels had slightly inferior biocompatibility.
25 citations
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April 2008 in “Archives of Dermatological Research” This study found that transplanted microencapsulated dermal papilla cells in rat footpads can regenerate hair follicles and sebaceous gland structures, suggesting a potential substitute for fresh dermal papillae cells.
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December 2023 in “Scientific reports” This study investigated the use of 3D cell culture technology to explore hair follicle regeneration, examining the impact of the 3D cellular environment on hair follicle morphogenesis and the effects of microwell depth on spheroid formation.
July 2026 in “Organoid Research” This review focuses on hydrogel microsphere-mediated strategies to improve organoid culture by addressing deficiencies in extracellular matrix organization, potentially enhancing the physiological accuracy and clinical translatability of osteomuscular in vitro models as reported in this study.
January 2024 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” In this study, researchers developed a microfluidics-based method to generate hair follicle germs on a large scale for potential hair regeneration therapies, demonstrating efficient hair follicle regeneration following transplantation into mice.
January 2025 in “Advances in Dermatology and Allergology” This literature review conducted a comprehensive analysis of existing studies on micro-needling mesotherapy in dermatology and aims to offer a practical guide for its clinical application, though it provides no new experimental findings.
18 citations
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April 2022 in “Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology” This study found that gelatin microspheres delivering adipose-derived stem cells significantly accelerated diabetic wound healing in rats, suggesting a promising approach for enhancing cell-based therapies.
42 citations
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September 2018 in “Journal of Fungi” This study highlights the challenges in treating Microsporum canis infections due to variable antifungal drug efficacy and potential resistance, emphasizing the need for standardized methods to assess drug susceptibility.
6 citations
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May 2022 in “Frontiers in Microbiology” This review evaluates the potential of natural products from marine microorganisms for cosmetic applications and reports no new experimental results, highlighting challenges and prospects in their use.
This study shows that multiphoton microscopy can non-invasively distinguish scarring from non-scarring alopecia by identifying specific morphological features in hair follicle structures.
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.
353 citations
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May 2016 in “TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry” This review discusses recent advances in droplet microfluidics for chip-based technologies such as single-cell analysis, small-scale cell cultures, and high-throughput drug screening, and it reports no new results.
21 citations
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October 2025 in “Advanced Materials” This study found that a newly created biomimetic microneedle platform effectively expedited wound repair in diabetic animal models by reducing inflammation, enhancing angiogenesis, and promoting skin regeneration through targeted drug delivery and immune response modification.
27 citations
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March 2022 in “Forensic Toxicology” This review discusses micro-segmental hair analysis for forensic toxicology, emphasizing its potential to provide detailed drug distribution profiles and its application in investigations, while noting the method's limitations and future perspectives.
September 2013 in “Science” Human stem cells can aid stroke recovery, research experiences boost students' career aspirations, minoxidil may reduce cancer spread, a molecule can slow tumor growth, a protein affects water flow in cells, magnesium behaves differently at tiny scales, and a new method detects slow-moving objects.
June 2026 in “Drug Delivery and Translational Research” This study developed a spring-driven microneedle booster that improved early and cumulative delivery of minoxidil, accelerating hair regrowth compared to traditional roller methods in an androgenetic alopecia model.
January 2014 in “Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB)” The study observed that cell spheres formed from mesenchymal cells of newborn mice skin exhibited upregulation of markers linked to hair follicle regeneration, suggesting a potential hibernation-like state for maintaining viability.