About this Research Topic
The next generation tissue engineered products should take into consideration the regeneration of its appendages taking cues from developmental biology and stem cell engineering. Although the complexity of skin may be difficult to recapitulate entirely, new or improved functions can be provided by genetic modification of the cells that make up the tissues. Gene-enhanced skin substitutes will have great potential as cell-based devices to deliver therapeutics locally or systemically and will also be employed as biological models to understand tissue development or disease progression in a realistic three-dimensional context.
In this context, we would like to invite contributions (original articles, reviews, mini reviews, editorials) that discuss skin epidermal stem cell biology, developmental biology and homeostasis of skin appendages, transcriptional and epigenetic regulation of skin stem cells, vascularization and immunity in skin homeostasis, and tissue engineering approaches for skin substitute development. Our goal is to bring together scientists from basic research fields, such as stem cell biology, transcriptional control and developmental biology, with translational and bioengineering researchers who are developing new therapeutic approaches towards skin regeneration.
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