11 citations
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January 2018 in “IET Nanobiotechnology” In this study, poly (ɛ-caprolactone)–chitosan–poly (vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous scaffolds used on canine skin wound models were found to significantly accelerate healing rates of excision and burn wounds, without inducing immunogenic reactions.
8 citations
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November 2019 in “Tissue Engineering Part A” In this study, collagen scaffolds functionalized with heparin and growth factors significantly enhanced long-term skin regeneration and growth in a sheep model of fetal skin defect, suggesting potential for prenatal spina bifida treatment.
7 citations
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March 2021 in “Biology” This study found that silk fibroin/sodium alginate scaffolds seeded with dermal papilla cells may accelerate skin repair and hair follicle regeneration in a rat model.
6 citations
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July 2025 in “Advanced Materials” This review discusses cell membrane-coated scaffolds in tissue engineering, emphasizing their potential to enhance therapeutic outcomes in regenerative medicine and reporting no new experimental results.
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February 2024 in “Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology” This research review outlines the challenges of diabetic wounds, such as diabetic foot ulcers, and examines the potential of electrospinning nanofiber scaffolds to improve healing by promoting tissue formation, allowing drug release, and enhancing specific wound healing properties.
5 citations
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October 2002 in “PubMed” In this study, the degradation of HHK scaffold particles was linked to the activation and proliferation of satellite cells, which may contribute to new muscle fiber formation.
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November 2024 in “International Journal of Biological Macromolecules” In this study, the researchers developed a cellulose nanofiber-based scaffold containing sitagliptin and zinc sulfide nanoparticles, which promoted scarless healing and hair follicle regeneration in rats by targeting DPP4+ fibroblasts, suggesting a novel approach for improved wound healing and skin regeneration.
4 citations
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March 2023 in “Journal of controlled release” This study reports that a novel bioabsorbable nano-micelle hybridized hydrogel scaffold may reduce postoperative melanoma recurrence and mitigate the side effects of doxorubicin in mouse models.
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May 2012 in “Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine” This study demonstrated the potential of epithelial cell scaffolds fabricated with various materials for effective hair regeneration, highlighting their promising application in tissue engineering for alopecia treatment.
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May 2024 in “European journal of medical research” This study found that a conditioned medium from human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells cultured in a gelatin sponge significantly enhanced hair growth and promoted skin angiogenesis in a mouse model, more effectively than a monolayer culture.
2 citations
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June 2023 in “Pharmaceutics” This study systematically reviews the development and applications of drug-loaded nanofiber scaffolds in wound healing, highlighting challenges such as maintaining drug activity and achieving controlled release, while summarizing preparation methods and describing advanced drug delivery schemes.
2 citations
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February 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” In this study, a newly engineered scaffold, PADM-MX-Ag-Si@Dox, demonstrated potential as a multifunctional biomaterial for postoperative melanoma treatment by controlling drug release, enhancing wound healing, and enabling real-time tumor surveillance through temperature, pH, and electrical stimuli.
1 citations
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March 2024 in “Nanomaterials” This review article summarizes recent advancements in biomimetic scaffolds, highlighting their promise in tissue engineering and personalized medicine, particularly for skin and musculoskeletal system regeneration, while emphasizing the need for more extensive research to ensure their safety for human use.
1 citations
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June 2023 in “Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine” This study observed that tissue-engineered skin, using VEGF165 gene-modified cells embedded in astragalus polysaccharide-containing 3D printed scaffolds, enhanced early vascularization, and collagen and hair follicle regeneration, leading to improved skin repair in nude mice with full skin defects.
1 citations
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March 2023 in “Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces” This study reports that a collagen scaffold with p-Coumaric acid showed promising wound-healing effects in diabetic wound models by enhancing tissue regeneration and balancing collagen turnover.
1 citations
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May 2020 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” This study found that D-peptide crosslinked MAP hydrogels accelerate skin regeneration and promote adaptive immunity, despite faster scaffold degradation in vivo.
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June 2009 in “WakeSpace (Wake Forest University)” This study found that keratin biomaterials derived from human hair promoted significant motor function recovery and neuromuscular regeneration in animal models of peripheral nerve injuries.
December 2025 in “Biomolecules” In this study, the synthesis and testing of new pyrroloquinoline derivatives identified compound 7p, which showed low micromolar cytotoxic activity against MCF-7 and HeLa cells, highlighting its potential for development into a potent anticancer agent.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Collagen scaffolds in cell therapy can transform skin to be more resilient and pressure-responsive.
February 2024 in “Advanced Science” This study highlights that a novel radially aligned nanofiber scaffold with dual growth factor gradients significantly enhances wound healing, promoting cell migration, epidermal regeneration, and angiogenesis, ultimately leading to improved wound closure, immune regulation, and tissue remodeling compared to other groups.
October 2023 in “Research Square (Research Square)” This study developed a composite product from decellularized human placental connective tissue matrix and placental extract, finding that the combination showed improved biochemical and mechanical properties compared to each component alone, suggesting its potential use for treating chronic and deeper wounds.
May 2023 in “ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering” This study found that a silk fibroin/sodium alginate scaffold effectively delivers human umbilical mesenchymal stem cells to promote scarless wound healing and hair follicle regeneration in vivo by inducing specific cellular processes and mitigating endoplasmic reticulum stress.
April 2017 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study observed that a 3D culture model of hair follicle cells showed an anagen-like phase between days 3 to 6 and transitioned to a catagen-like phase by day 7, highlighting cell differentiation and structural development over time.
July 2026 in “Acta Biomaterialia” This study introduced a bioengineering platform that creates early-stage hair peg-like structures within tissue-engineered skin substitutes by integrating human keratinocytes and dermal papilla cells with laser-micropatterned collagen scaffolds, providing a foundation for future appendage-inclusive skin regeneration efforts.
July 2026 in “Research Data Repository, Duke University” This study observed that DMAP scaffolds in a full-thickness wound model promote dermal appendage regeneration by activating humoral immunity, specifically through B cell activation and antibody production, even when adaptive immune cells' infiltration is restricted.
April 2023 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” This study suggests that caveolin-1 may be a potential target for treating psoriasis, as its downregulation was linked to psoriasis markers that improved with soluble caveolin scaffolding domain peptide treatment.
January 2006 in “Chinese Journal of Dermatology” In this study, researchers found that hair follicle-like structures can be generated from collagen/chitosan porous scaffolds implanted with mouse hair follicle cells in vitro.
This study found that a skin-like structure can be generated in vitro by implanting early passage hair follicle bulb cells into collagen/chitosan porous scaffolds.
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December 2011 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences” This study found that dextran-based hydrogels promoted significant neovascularization and skin regeneration in mouse models of third-degree burns, without the need for additional growth factors or cells.
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July 2011 in “Biomacromolecules” This study found that chitosan nanofibrillar scaffolds accelerated skin wound healing in mice by enhancing cell adhesion, proliferation, and regeneration of epidermis and dermis compared to other forms.