22 citations
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September 2024 in “Chemical Engineering Journal” A new microneedle patch effectively and safely treats alopecia areata.
55 citations
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September 2020 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review discusses surface engineered metal-organic frameworks for wound healing and reports no new clinical results; it highlights their potential as antibacterial agents, therapeutic delivery systems, and wound dressings.
4 citations
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October 2022 in “Cell Reports Physical Science” This study developed a novel mineralization strategy using metal-polyphenol coordination for dynamic control of nano-scale processes, enhancing hydrogels that support wound healing with antibacterial and angiogenesis-promoting properties.
August 2025 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review discusses metal-organic frameworks for treating diabetic infected wounds and related applications, reporting no new clinical results but highlighting challenges like biosafety and production for future research.
10 citations
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January 2025 in “Biomaterials Science” This study found that a multifunctional hydrogel dressing enriched with Cu-MOF and tannic acid significantly improved full-thickness wound healing in rats, reducing the wound area to only 1.6% and promoting re-epithelialization, neovascularization, and hair follicle formation.
January 2026 in “Frontiers in Materials” This review discusses the potential of metal organic frameworks for drug delivery in wound treatment, highlighting their unique properties and recent research advancements, but reports no new clinical results.
January 2024 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” 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.
August 2026 in “ChemRxiv” This review explores the convergence of functional biomaterials, biosensing, and AI technologies in bioengineering, highlighting applications in cancer modeling and regenerative medicine, while addressing challenges like biofouling and dataset integration.
112 citations
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November 2023 in “Nano-Micro Letters” This review discusses the developments over the past five years in nanozyme-based theranostics for tumor therapy, including their classification, design, and synergistic strategies. It also outlines the challenges and prospects of using nanozymes to enhance selectivity, biosafety, repeatability, and stability in therapeutic applications.
85 citations
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July 2025 in “Nature Communications” This review examines the evolving field of nanozymes, highlighting their unique properties and biocatalytic capabilities that challenge traditional concepts of biocatalysis, with implications for sustainable applications and potential roles in physiological processes and disease pathogenesis.
51 citations
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January 2024 in “Nanoscale” This review highlights recent advancements in using nanotechnology to improve the function and delivery of PROTAC drugs, despite existing challenges like low solubility and poor permeability, aiming to enhance their potential in disease treatment.
28 citations
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September 2020 in “Pharmaceutics” This review discusses the potential of three-dimensional printed mesoporous scaffolds for drug delivery applications, particularly for bone cells and tissues, but reports no new clinical results.
17 citations
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January 2023 in “Nanoscale Advances” The microneedle arrays effectively promote wound healing and have potential for clinical use.
8 citations
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January 2021 in “Pharmaceutics” This study found that using nanoporous silica entrapped lipid-drug complexes enhanced the solubility and bioavailability of dutasteride in beagle dogs.
2 citations
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June 2025 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review examines emerging biomaterial strategies designed to support both neural regeneration and cutaneous wound healing, emphasizing their potential to improve sensory function through mechanisms like axonal regrowth and vascular network formation, while noting the need for standardized assessments and clinically translatable designs.
2 citations
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December 2022 in “PÄDI Boletín Científico de Ciencias Básicas e Ingenierías del ICBI” This review provides an overview of composite scaffold materials for skin that mimic natural dermal tissue, and highlights their potential in treating chronic wounds like diabetic foot by promoting cellular growth.
1 citations
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April 2026 in “Cancer Nanotechnology” This review examines nanozymes as promising tools for cancer diagnosis and therapy due to their enzyme-mimicking catalytic properties and highlights their challenges, including biosafety and clinical translation, alongside potential improvements through biomimetic designs, particularly utilizing exosome-based strategies for targeted delivery to tumors.
1 citations
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January 2026 in “Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology” This review discusses various nanocarriers for gene and genome editing therapies, highlighting that ionizable lipid nanoparticles show advanced delivery performance, while emerging polymer-based and exosome-inspired carriers are rapidly advancing for targeted applications.
1 citations
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January 2025 in “BIO Integration” This review highlights that the combination of ultrasound and microneedles can enhance transdermal drug delivery by using physical and energy-driven mechanisms to improve drug penetration into deeper skin layers, with implications for precision medicine and chronic disease treatments.
May 2026 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” This review discusses the promising roles of nanozymes in burn wound treatment, highlighting their broad enzyme-like activities that include antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and pro-angiogenic effects, along with advantages over traditional treatments such as reduced drug resistance and higher stability.
April 2026 in “International Journal of Drug Delivery Technology” This study discusses advancements in nanotechnology and theranostic dressings, which may significantly improve chronic wound care by effectively targeting biofilms and enabling real-time monitoring, although obstacles to broad applicability and sustainability remain.
April 2026 in “Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation” This review discusses recent advancements in nanotechnology for treating hypertrophic scarring and atopic dermatitis, highlighting the potential of nanotherapeutic platforms in enhancing therapeutic effects by modulating the skin's microenvironment.
January 2026 in “The Eurasian Journal of Life Sciences” This review discusses recent advances in the development of electrospun pectin nanofibers for biomedical applications, highlighting strategies to improve their mechanical properties and biological functions and addressing challenges like material variability and regulatory issues.
January 2026 in “Nano-Micro Letters” This review discusses the principles, materials, and applications of melt electrowriting-based 4D printing for creating biomimetic scaffolds, but reports no new clinical results; it highlights recent advancements and remaining challenges in the field.
January 2026 in “Nanoscale Advances” In this study, a biocompatible zinc oxide nanocomposite loaded with the anticancer drug 9-Br-Nos demonstrated effective drug delivery and cytotoxicity against lung cancer cells in vitro, while also proving non-toxic to healthy cells, suggesting its potential for targeted lung cancer treatment.
November 2025 in “Nanoscale Advances” This review highlights the potential of inorganic nanoparticle-based scaffolds as innovative tools for advanced wound care, emphasizing their ability to provide antimicrobial action and regenerative support, while also discussing fabrication strategies and challenges in optimizing their clinical application.
December 2024 in “Здобутки клінічної і експериментальної медицини” This study reviews current research on skin repair and regeneration, highlighting promising methods such as stem cell therapies, nanotechnology, and skin substitutes, which may enhance healing and resistance to environmental damage.
November 2022 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that conditional deletion of Mof in mice resulted in severe defects in skin development, including compromised epidermal differentiation and hair growth, leading to perinatal lethality.
1 citations
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July 2023 in “Nature communications” This study found that deleting the Mof gene in mouse skin leads to severe defects in skin cell self-renewal, differentiation, and hair follicle growth, indicating that MOF is crucial for mitochondrial and ciliary gene expression and essential for skin development.
5 citations
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April 2024 in “Science China Materials”