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May 2020 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” The new wound dressing helps skin heal completely, including blood vessels and hair growth.
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October 2016 Understanding how keratin structures in hair are arranged and interact is key for creating methods to extract and purify them.
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October 2015 in “Journal of bioactive and compatible polymers” Keratin hydrogel from human hair is a promising biocompatible material for soft tissue fillers.
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January 2022 in “Biomaterials Science” The dressing can track joint movement and speed up healing of joint wounds.
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January 2006 in “Journal of Structural Biology” Hair follicles form hard α-keratin filaments in four steps, showing structural differences.
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January 2017 in “Stem Cells International” Neural organoids show promise for future CNS disease treatments.
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October 2025 in “International Journal of Nanomedicine” Traditional Chinese Medicine and biomaterials help heal chronic wounds by targeting multiple pathways.
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August 2011 in “InTech eBooks” New methods for growing skin cells can improve skin grafts by building blood vessels within them.
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April 2019 in “Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition” RADA16 is a promising material for tissue repair and regenerative medicine but needs improvement in strength and cost.
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December 2021 in “Regenerative Biomaterials” The hydrogel speeds up skin wound healing and helps regenerate tissue.
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August 2017 in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America” Newborn mouse skin cells can grow hair and this process can be recreated in adult cells to potentially help with hair loss.
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December 2012 in “EMBO Reports” Stem cell self-renewal is complex and needs more research for full understanding.
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May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Sebaceous glands can heal and regenerate after injury using their own stem cells and help from hair follicle cells.
December 2023 in “Frontiers in plant physiology” Root hairs are key for developing cereals that can fertilize themselves with nitrogen.
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January 2014 in “Cell structure and function” Different combinations of human hair keratins affect how hair fibers form.
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April 2015 in “Stem Cells” Pro-IGF-II improves muscle repair in old mice.
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April 2023 in “Scientific Reports” Self-assembling RADA16-I hydrogels with bioactive peptides significantly improve wound healing.
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November 2023 in “Frontiers in Pharmacology” RADA-PDGF2 hydrogel speeds up wound healing and is safe for use.
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October 2022 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Self-amplifying RNA could be a better option for protein replacement therapy with lower doses and lasting effects, but delivering it into cells is still challenging.
August 2025 in “Bioactive Materials” Ac-GFFY-IGF peptide is a promising, safe, and effective treatment for hair loss, better than current options.