Zarrintaj P, Ghorbani S, Barani M, Singh Chauhan NP, Khodadadi Yazdi M, Saeb MR, Ramsey JD, Hamblin MR, Mozafari M, Mostafavi E. Polylysine for skin regeneration: A review of recent advances and future perspectives.
Bioeng Transl Med 2022;
7:e10261. [PMID:
35111953 PMCID:
PMC8780928 DOI:
10.1002/btm2.10261]
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Abstract
There have been several attempts to find promising biomaterials for skin regeneration, among which polylysine (a homopolypeptide) has shown benefits in the regeneration and treatment of skin disorders. This class of biomaterials has shown exceptional abilities due to their macromolecular structure. Polylysine-based biomaterials can be used as tissue engineering scaffolds for skin regeneration, and as drug carriers or even gene delivery vectors for the treatment of skin diseases. In addition, polylysine can play a preservative role in extending the lifetime of skin tissue by minimizing the appearance of photodamaged skin. Research on polylysine is growing today, opening new scenarios that expand the potential of these biomaterials from traditional treatments to a new era of tissue regeneration. This review aims to address the basic concepts, recent trends, and prospects of polylysine-based biomaterials for skin regeneration. Undoubtedly, this class of biomaterials needs further evaluations and explorations, and many critical questions have yet to be answered.
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