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Deokjae Heo a,1, Sungwon Jung b,1, Jungbum Kim c, Hyungseok Yong a, Sohyeon Park b, Dongchang Kim a, Seoungeun Cho b, Kyunghwan Cha a, Hanwook Ryu a, Youngho Jin d, Wonhwa Lee c,*, Sangmin Lee a,*, Jinkee Hong b,*
a School of Mechanical Engineering, Chung-ang University, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea b Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, College of Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, South Korea c Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066 Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon 16419, South Korea d Agency for Defense Development, Chem-Bio Technology Center, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon, 84, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, South Korea
* Corresponding authors.
1 These authors contributed equally to this work.
Abstract
Alopecia is one of the most common and distressing diseases that can remain traumatic for an individual. Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for alopecia have been developed; however, critical side effects (e.g., impotence) or limitations in terms of hair regeneration potential still exists. One of the non-pharmacological treatments, physical stimulation, has been proven effective for hair regeneration; however, the resultant discomfort and the need for external components such as power supply remain problems in its widespread use. Here, we introduce an innovative human activity-driven internal hair follicle stimulation system (HIFS) that utilizes alternating current (AC) electric energy abandoned during human activities to internally stimulate hair follicles and tissues through the human body. The internal electric field concentration by simply applying conductive gel HIFS and cap-type/hairpin-type HIFS was investigated via 3D electrostatic simulation and actual electrical measurement experiments. The internally concentrated electric field could significantly increase the secretion of hair regeneration-associated growth factors in the tissues and the number of hair follicles in hair-less mice without any side effects.
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- Research article
- 2022년 09월 (BRIC 등록일 2022-09-15)
- 국내 연구진
- 바이오·의료융합 > 바이오소재
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