Keratin microsphere gel, consisting of keratin-based microspheres that swell in water to form a gel, has shown efficacy in promoting hair follicle growth in murine models. Its potential application as ...

Derived from silica photonic crystals, inverse opal microspheres have a regularly connected porous structure and inherit structural color properties. Combined with the stable scaffold and the ...

Diabetic skin ulcers often take a long time to heal, sometimes even leading to complications that result in amputation. A new hydrogel is designed to help keep that from happening, by delivering ...

Professor Hongbo Zhang of Åbo Akademi University in Finland, together with colleagues, presented a self-healing hydrogel dressing based on structural color microspheres for wound care in a study that ...

Polymeric microspheres play a pivotal role in advancing high-potency therapeutics, offering controlled release capabilities. Significant progress in biotechnology and combinatorial chemistry has ...

The rapid outbreak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. COVID-19 is continuing to spread worldwide. An ...

Tsukuba, Japan—The skin serves as a barrier that restricts the penetration of particles and protects against exogenous threats. Recent research indicates that small particles containing hair ...