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This study found that the stability of the coiled-coil structure in human hair keratin is maintained by ion-pairing and hydrophobic interactions, which are disrupted as pH approaches 7.0.

This study demonstrated that modified montmorillonites combined with bacterial cellulose enhanced antimicrobial, wound healing, and tissue regenerative activities in a burn mice model, suggesting potential as an artificial skin substitute for burn patients.

This study found that protein extracts from human hair demonstrated significant antioxidant abilities, protecting human dermal fibroblasts from oxidative stress, suggesting potential for biomedical applications.

This study found that hydrogenated palm oil effectively conditions damaged hair by preventing water-induced swelling, with TOF-SIMS analysis showing that its component tripalmitin penetrates the hair's cuticle and outer cortex.

This study found that pyramidal neural precursors best grew neurites on matrigel, while neural stem cells differentiated directionally on aligned fibrin, suggesting the importance of biomaterial selection for cell culture.

This review outlines the various processes activated by the peptide GHK-Cu in tissue remodeling and reports improvements in skin and wound healing but notes a need for further study to fully understand these mechanisms.

This study found that a bio-based repair solution containing hydrolysed wool keratin, serine, and transglutaminase improved the physical and chemical properties of damaged hair, increasing its strength, flexibility, and thermal stability while offering long-lasting protection against chemical damage.

This study investigated improving Finasteride's water solubility using trimethyl-β-cyclodextrin (TM-β-CD) and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) as carriers, finding that β-CD improved Fin's cumulative release, while TM-β-CD enhanced its solubility, with computational data supporting these outcomes.

This review discusses the potential of microneedles to enhance transdermal drug delivery by expanding the range of deliverable drugs, highlighting fabrication methods, material choices, and applications, but notes existing challenges with sustained delivery, cost-effectiveness, and large-scale production.

This review discusses the unique properties, design, and fabrication of peptide hydrogels for biomedical applications, focusing on advances in drug delivery, gene therapy, and regenerative medicine; it reports no new clinical results.

This study found that crosslinking buffalo gelatin with different methods can modify its properties and potential as a skin substitute, though double-crosslinking may increase immunogenicity slightly.

This review discusses how engineering cell surfaces with polyelectrolytes can address challenges in cell therapy and related biomedical fields and reports no new research findings.

This study reported that a newly developed hydrogel composed of recombinant type I collagen and chitosan, incorporating a metal–polyphenol structure, demonstrated strong mechanical and healing properties, effectively promoting wound healing in a full-thickness skin defect model.

This study suggests that a chitosan-coated omeprazole-loaded nanoemulgel formulation may effectively treat certain skin infections due to its demonstrated antimicrobial properties and enhanced antibacterial activity.

This study explored the creation of 3D-printed baricitinib pills using polylactic acid and found that the doughnut-shaped tablets increased surface area and drug release, with 59% released from the higher concentration pill over 24 hours.

This study observed that dissolving microneedles made from PVP-K90 and HPMC E50, incorporating Oryza sativa L. extract complex, showed enhanced transfollicular skin penetration and maintained safety for keratinocytes, with the P25H5 formulation demonstrating faster dissolution and greater effectiveness.

In this study, researchers developed a carboxylated β-cyclodextrin formulation to enhance finasteride's physicochemical properties, achieving an encapsulation efficiency of about 85% and indicating potential for controlled drug release in therapeutic applications. Their findings suggest this inclusion complex could improve delivery of hydrophobic drugs like finasteride.

This study found that urchin-like Ag–Au bimetallic and Ag nanoparticle-decorated PAN mats showed significant antibacterial effects and potential for wound healing in in vitro and in vivo animal models.

This study reported the feasibility of detecting six cell-cycle-related nuclear markers in plucked human scalp and eyebrow hair, providing valuable insights for future intervention studies.

This review highlights silk fibroin and its nanocomposites as promising materials for wound healing, addressing challenges in chronic wound treatment, especially in developing countries, and examines the obstacles in bringing silk-based products to market.

In this study, researchers developed a dissolvable microneedle patch containing baricitinib for alopecia areata treatment, reporting significantly higher hair growth in mouse models compared to controls, suggesting its potential as an effective, pain-free topical therapy.

The new chitosan dressing heals wounds better and faster than current products.

This review article highlighted the diverse applications of functionalized materials from bacterial cellulose, detailing advances in both in situ and ex situ methods for enhancing these materials' properties, particularly for medical applications, and proposed directions for future research.

This article proposes an updated naming system for keratin-associated proteins and genes, aiming to improve data storage and retrieval by including species information and genetic variation.

This study reviewed the principles and classifications of hair dyes, identifying significant differences between oxidative, temporary non-oxidative, and semi-permanent non-oxidative dyes in terms of duration, application methods, and potential risks, which could help improve safety and convenience in hair dye use.

This study found that hair luster decreases with age in Japanese females, primarily due to an irregular increase in fiber curvature which affects hair alignment.

This study describes the development of polyamide 6 composite fibers with amber filler, finding them suitable for use in medical textiles such as compression garments due to their biocompatibility with skin cells.

This editorial reviews recent European legal developments related to patents on second medical uses and dosage regimes, with no new research findings reported.

This study found that PHBV cocultured with epithelial and dermal cells might enhance early-stage wound healing by promoting wound closure and re-epithelization more effectively than PHBV/collagen.

This study reported that administering lufenuron to dogs and cats effectively and rapidly resolved fungal infections within about 21 days for dogs and 12 days for cats, compared to around 90 days in untreated controls.