Advances and Innovations in Wound Repair and Regeneration
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Regenerative Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2025 | Viewed by 974
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Surgery, Monash University, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia
Interests: skin tissue engineering; skin grafting; wound repair; cell and tissue therapies; adult stem cells
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Despite many years of research, repairing wounds through regeneration without scarring in a timely fashion remains an unmet clinical need. Skin grafting remains the gold standard for closing large wounds but has many inherent limitations. Most importantly, skin grafts lack appendages, including hair follicles, and undergo contracture over time. Even in smaller wounds that heal spontaneously within three weeks, the tissue is replaced with scar tissue, resulting in cosmetic and physiological long-term consequences.
The aim of this Special Issue is to showcase the latest novel approaches in cell therapy, biomaterials, small molecules, nanoparticles, organoids, and animal models for wound regeneration. Multi-disciplinary technological innovations such as 3D printing and automation will also be included. Reviews and clinical studies are also welcome.
Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Small molecules and nanoparticles for wound repair
- Anti-fibrotic drugs
- Engineered skin grafts
- Dermal substitutes
- Biological wound dressings
- Three-dimensional skin printing
- Animal models
Dr. Shiva Akbarzadeh
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- engineered skin graft
- three-dimensional skin printing
- skin grafting in animal models
- dermal substitutes
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