PMID- 38288723 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240305 LR - 20240305 IS - 1543-8392 (Electronic) IS - 1543-8384 (Linking) VI - 21 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar 4 TI - Revolutionizing Wound Healing: Exploring Scarless Solutions through Drug Delivery Innovations. PG - 1056-1076 LID - 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01072 [doi] AB - Human skin is the largest organ and outermost surface of the human body, and due to the continuous exposure to various challenges, it is prone to develop injuries, customarily known as wounds. Although various tissue engineering strategies and bioactive wound matrices have been employed to speed up wound healing, scarring remains a significant challenge. The wound environment is harsh due to the presence of degradative enzymes and elevated pH levels, and the physiological processes involved in tissue regeneration operate on distinct time scales. Therefore, there is a need for effective drug delivery systems (DDSs) to address these issues. The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive exposition of the mechanisms underlying the skin healing process, the factors and materials used in engineering DDSs, and the different DDSs used in wound care. Furthermore, this investigation will delve into the examination of emergent technologies and potential avenues for enhancing the efficacy of wound care devices. FAU - Alavi, Seyed Ebrahim AU - Alavi SE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4009-4921 AD - Frazer Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia. FAU - Alavi, Seyed Zeinab AU - Alavi SZ AD - Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan 7718175911, Iran. FAU - Nisa, Mehr Un AU - Nisa MU AD - Nishtar Medical University and Hospital, Multan 60000, Pakistan. FAU - Koohi, Maedeh AU - Koohi M AD - Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan 7718175911, Iran. FAU - Raza, Aun AU - Raza A AD - School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 202013, PR China. FAU - Ebrahimi Shahmabadi, Hasan AU - Ebrahimi Shahmabadi H AD - Immunology of Infectious Diseases Research Center, Research Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan 7718175911, Iran. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240130 PL - United States TA - Mol Pharm JT - Molecular pharmaceutics JID - 101197791 SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Wound Healing MH - *Skin/pathology MH - Cicatrix/pathology MH - Tissue Engineering MH - Drug Delivery Systems OTO - NOTNLM OT - Cytokines OT - infection OT - keratinocytes OT - pharmacology OT - scar OT - wound healing EDAT- 2024/01/30 12:44 MHDA- 2024/03/05 06:43 CRDT- 2024/01/30 07:54 PHST- 2024/03/05 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/01/30 12:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/01/30 07:54 [entrez] AID - 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01072 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Pharm. 2024 Mar 4;21(3):1056-1076. doi: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.3c01072. Epub 2024 Jan 30.