Mussel-inspired coaxial electrospun nanofiber membranes promote scarless oral mucosal repair by enhancing macrophage M2 polarization
Junpeng Chen, Jinpeng Jiang, Wenyi Shen, Bingjie Xu, Haina Miao, Yangxi Cheng, Yi Zheng, Huiyong Zhu, Dan Yu · 2026
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Junpeng Chen and co-authors report a 2026 biomaterials study on healing mouth lining wounds without scars. Mouth wounds must heal in a wet, moving environment where dressings often fail to stick. The design borrows the wet-grip chemistry of mussels.
Fibers were spun with a strong plastic core and a dopamine-modified gelatin shell. The membrane stretched well, swelled strongly, and clung to wet tissue for over a day. Cells grew happily on it in the lab. In rat mouth wounds, the membrane sped closure, limited scarring, and guided immune cells toward a healing state through a named signaling pathway. The authors present it as a candidate dressing for soft tissue repair inside the mouth.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Junpeng Chen, Jinpeng Jiang, Wenyi Shen, Bingjie Xu, Haina Miao, Yangxi Cheng, Yi Zheng, Huiyong Zhu, Dan Yu |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |