December 2016 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” This study revealed that Patched receptors establish a Hedgehog signaling gradient in developing hair follicles, which may influence their formation and potentially offer a diagnostic tool for distinguishing Hedgehog-driven tumors.
16 citations
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February 2014 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study developed a mouse model to monitor hair follicle cycling macroscopically through live bioluminescence imaging, enabling detailed analysis of hair cycle and propagation dynamics influenced by environmental factors.
11 citations
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April 2020 in “Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology” This commentary reviews the evidence for microinflammation's role in pattern hair loss and suggests that further studies with age- and sex-matched controls are needed to substantiate the findings.
36 citations
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July 2004 in “Journal of Controlled Release” This study demonstrates that confocal laser scanning microscopy can effectively visualize the rapid diffusion and penetration pathway of a dye into the hair follicle in fresh human scalp skin.
13 citations
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January 2022 in “Microvascular Research” This study found that high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging devices provide good reproducibility for assessing skin perfusion in mice but not for measuring haemoglobin oxygenation.
March 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This publication presents a library of geometric medicines designed to selectively target pathogenic bacteria and fungi with high precision while minimizing ecological harm, available for free on a non-commercial basis.
36 citations
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November 2005 in “Forensic Science International” This study developed a new STR typing strategy for forensic casework, enabling the simultaneous analysis of 11 polymorphic systems, particularly useful for limited or degraded DNA samples such as telogen hair roots.
12 citations
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June 2025 in “Gut Microbes” This study developed BroadAMP-GPT, a computational-experimental framework, to discover new antimicrobial peptides, identifying candidates effective against multidrug-resistant pathogens. Notably, AMP_S13 showed strong stability, low toxicity, and efficacy in infection models, highlighting the platform's potential in combating antimicrobial resistance.
February 2022 in “Journal of Innovative Science and Engineering (JISE)” This review discusses synthetic piezoelectric polymers within the smart polymer family, detailing their applications in various medical fields, but reports no new experimental results.
December 2022 in “Skin Pharmacology and Physiology” This study found that most hair shaft abnormalities can be accurately diagnosed using a handheld dermoscope in a clinical setting.
15 citations
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May 2009 in “Chemical Physics Letters” This study demonstrated that a metric based on rotational echo intensity in 2H magic-angle spinning NMR can derive kinetic information for conformational exchange without complex modelling, achieving activation barriers consistent with prior findings.
January 2025 in “Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine”
3 citations
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October 2019 in “Pharmaceutics” This study suggests that newly developed micro-pigment-encapsulated biodegradable microneedles accurately implant pigments in pig cadaver skin, potentially advancing scalp micro-pigmentation methods.
March 2026 in “Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)” This publication presents a library of precision geometric medicines that reportedly kill harmful bacteria and fungi while sparing beneficial organisms, using a delivery system that targets pathogens specifically and avoids ecological harm.
In this study, researchers developed a photocurable polyurethane resin for 3D printing, creating high-resolution elastomeric microwell arrays that effectively promote uniform spheroid formation and growth of A549 cells, which could aid in disease modeling and organoid research.
11 citations
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June 2025 in “Advanced Functional Materials” This study reports that a pH-responsive nanosilver platform improved wound healing in mouse and rabbit models by targeting bacteria and supporting tissue repair more effectively than traditional silver nanoparticles.
March 2026 in “Drug Testing and Analysis” This study observed that the degradation product PTeCA significantly increased in hair treated with oxidative cosmetics, suggesting it could be a reliable marker for detecting such treatments, with a proposed PTCA cut-off value using PTeCA as the gold standard.
78 citations
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May 2019 in “Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology” This study found that the antimicrobial peptide DPK-060 effectively reduced bacterial counts of Staphylococcus aureus and was safe for topical use in preclinical models, although nanocarrier encapsulation did not enhance its efficacy.
April 2022 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Hair shaft miniaturization leads to hair follicle stem cell loss, suggesting Piezo1 as a potential treatment target.
13 citations
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July 2019 in “Chemical papers/Chemické zvesti” This study developed and optimized a molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensor, demonstrating its ability to detect minoxidil with high sensitivity and selectivity at concentrations as low as 0.3 nM, and successfully applied it for minoxidil measurement in various real sample matrices.
January 2026 in “Nanoscale Advances” This review provides an overview of microneedle-assisted photomedicine, detailing diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, design principles, and challenges for translating this approach to skin disease management.
January 2015 in “Hair therapy & transplantation” This review updates on various methods for hair and scalp examination, encompassing non-invasive, semi-invasive, and invasive techniques, and reports no new results.
25 citations
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January 2013 in “Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces” This study found that melanin granules in black human hair are key dyeing regions for oxidative hair coloring, as confirmed by nanoscale mass spectrometry analysis detecting deuterium ions.
39 citations
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December 2008 in “Clinics in Dermatology” This article reviews recent trends and developments in dermoscopy, highlighting its expanding use beyond pigmented lesions, and reports no new clinical results.
9 citations
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January 2025 in “Droplet” This review explores recent advancements in precise cell manipulation technologies, detailing the status, principles, benefits, limitations, and future potential of methods like single-cell manipulation and 3D bioprinting for cells and tissue engineering.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” A new image-based method improves accuracy in measuring hair loss in mice.
46 citations
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January 2020 in “Research” This review discusses the design, properties, and potential applications of smart microneedles, with no new clinical results presented.
1 citations
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June 2023 in “Journal of applied crystallography” This study utilized the DNP–SANS technique on human hair for the first time and found significant changes in the SANS profile dependent on polarization conditions, providing insights into the structural composition and dynamic properties of keratin and its associated proteins.
30 citations
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July 2000 in “PubMed” This study used advanced analytical techniques to reveal that proteins and lipids are distributed unevenly in hair, with distinct structural differences depending on their location within the fiber.