[HTML][HTML] The importance of mimicking dermal-epidermal junction for skin tissue engineering: a review

M Aleemardani, MZ Trikić, NH Green, F Claeyssens - Bioengineering, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is a distinct boundary between the dermis and epidermis in the human skin called the
basement membrane, a dense collagen network that creates undulations of the dermal …

Rete ridges: morphogenesis, function, regulation, and reconstruction

Z Shen, L Sun, Z Liu, M Li, Y Cao, L Han, J Wang… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Rete ridges (RRs) are distinct undulating microstructures at the junction of the dermis and
epidermis in the skin of humans and certain animals. This structure is essential for …

Bioprinting and plastic compression of large pigmented and vascularized human dermo-epidermal skin substitutes by means of a new robotic platform

L Pontiggia, IAJ Van Hengel, A Klar… - Journal of Tissue …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Extensive availability of engineered autologous dermo-epidermal skin substitutes (DESS)
with functional and structural properties of normal human skin represents a goal for the …

[HTML][HTML] Mucoadhesive electrospun fibre-based technologies for oral medicine

JG Edmans, KH Clitherow, C Murdoch, PV Hatton… - Pharmaceutics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oral disease greatly affects quality of life, as the mouth is required for a wide range of
activities including speech, food and liquid consumption. Treatment of oral disease is greatly …

[HTML][HTML] Manufacturing micropatterned collagen scaffolds with chemical-crosslinking for development of biomimetic tissue-engineered oral mucosa

A Suzuki, Y Kodama, K Miwa, K Kishimoto… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The junction between the epithelium and the underlying connective tissue undulates,
constituting of rete ridges, which lack currently available soft tissue constructs. In this study …

Development of wound healing scaffolds with precisely-triggered sequential release of therapeutic nanoparticles

T Ahmad, S McGrath, C Sirafim, RJFC do Amaral… - Biomaterials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Natural bioactive cue profiles are generally transient with cues switching on/off to coordinate
successful outcomes. Dysregulation of these sequences typically leads to disease …

Prevention of excessive scar formation using nanofibrous meshes made of biodegradable elastomer poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)

HS Kim, J Chen, LP Wu, J Wu, H Xiang… - Journal of tissue …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
To reduce excessive scarring in wound healing, electrospun nanofibrous meshes,
composed of haloarchaea-produced biodegradable elastomer poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3 …

Effects of nanofibers on mesenchymal stem cells: environmental factors affecting cell adhesion and osteogenic differentiation and their mechanisms

D Yu, J Wang, K Qian, J Yu, H Zhu - Journal of Zhejiang University …, 2020 - Springer
Nanofibers can mimic natural tissue structure by creating a more suitable environment for
cells to grow, prompting a wide application of nanofiber materials. In this review, we include …

[HTML][HTML] Magnesium-containing silk fibroin/polycaprolactone electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds for accelerating bone regeneration

X Xing, G Cheng, C Yin, X Cheng, Y Cheng, Y Ni… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bone tissue engineering has become one of the most effective methods for treating bone
defects. In this study, an electrospun tissue engineering membrane containing magnesium …

Fractional CO2 laser micropatterning of cell-seeded electrospun collagen scaffolds enables rete ridge formation in 3D engineered skin

BN Blackstone, MM Malara, ME Baumann… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Rete ridges are interdigitations of the epidermis and dermis of the skin that play multiple
roles in homeostasis, including enhancing adhesion via increased contact area and acting …