July 2025 in “ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces” Ultrasound-activated gel with stem cell vesicles improves skin healing and regeneration.
January 2026 in “Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering” A 3D model of Dupuytren’s disease was developed for better drug testing.
July 2025 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” Collagen scaffolds in cell therapy can transform skin to be more resilient and pressure-responsive.
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September 2020 in “Stem cell research & therapy” Adult skin cell-based early-stage skin substitutes improve wound healing and hair growth in mice.
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March 1998 in “Journal of Biomedical Materials Research” Island grafts can help study skin regeneration separately from other healing processes.
March 2024 in “Advanced healthcare materials/Advanced Healthcare Materials” Scientists developed a new way to create skin-like structures from stem cells using a special 3D gel and a device that improves cell organization and increases hair growth.
3-D bioprinting can regenerate human hair follicles using bioink with collagen and fibroblasts.
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May 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” A new tool allows easier long-term imaging of live skin cells, helping study diseases like skin cancer.
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January 2013 in “Lab on a Chip” The Multi-Organ-Chip improves the growth and quality of skin and hair in the lab, potentially replacing animal testing.
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January 1994 in “Clinics in Dermatology” Artificial skin is improving wound healing and shows potential for treating different types of wounds.
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May 2023 in “Cell” December 2025 in “Materials Technology” The engineered scaffold shows promise for effective skin repair.
January 2026 in “International journal of high school research” Combining 3D bioprinting and single-cell RNA sequencing improves skin regeneration.
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April 2016 in “Science Advances” Researchers created a fully functional, bioengineered skin system with hair from stem cells that successfully integrated when transplanted into mice.
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May 2016 in “Experimental Dermatology” A new skin model from hair follicles is a safer, simpler alternative for skin tests.
April 2019 in “Journal of Investigative Dermatology” The created skin model with melanoblasts improves the study of skin color and offers an alternative to animal testing.
July 2022 in “The journal of investigative dermatology/Journal of investigative dermatology” Scientists improved how to make skin-like structures from stem cells using special gels and a device that controls growth signals, leading to better hair and skin features.
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October 2023 in “bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)” Printing human stem cells and a special matrix during surgery can help grow new skin and hair-like structures in rats.
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January 2019 in “Methods in molecular biology” Engineered skin with hair follicles can improve burn treatments.
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September 2006 in “Cell Transplantation” Fetal skin cells from a cell bank heal wounds faster and with less scarring than adult cells.
August 2023 in “International Journal of Molecular Sciences” Human skin xenografting could improve our understanding of skin development, renewal, and healing.
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March 2023 in “Biomimetics” New materials that better mimic natural skin structure could improve healing, especially for chronic wounds.
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March 2022 in “Acta Biomaterialia” The new 3D bioprinting method successfully regenerated hair follicles and shows promise for treating hair loss.
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April 1981 in “Molecular and cellular biochemistry” 38 citations
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March 2019 in “International Wound Journal” A new skin treatment using a patient's own cells healed chronic wounds effectively and was preferred over traditional grafts.
January 2026 in “Advanced Healthcare Materials” A 3D-printed masque helps diabetic wounds heal faster by reducing inflammation and promoting skin regeneration.
New bio-ink can print complex tissues and organs.
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June 2007 in “PubMed” Engineered skin with specific cells can effectively repair skin and restore its function.
January 2011 in “Journal of Tissue Engineering and Reconstructive Surgery” Using dermal papillae cells and keratinocytes in skin substitutes speeds up healing and helps form hair follicles and glands.
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February 2025 in “Molecules” A bioink with 15% gelatin and 150 mM calcium chloride works best for 3D printing skin models.