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Drug Delivery Advances for the Regeneration of Aged Skin

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Due to a permanent shift of the human population towards higher age, also skin aging, its underlying mechanisms and possibilities to reverse these alterations have gained more attention. Although main triggering factors for aging skin degeneration have been identified, mitigating the signs of cutaneous aging is an ongoing scientific challenge. One promising alley of research is drug delivery systems (DDS) for systemic or local administration of regenerative compounds. DDS can enhance the efficacy of regenerative agents while minimizing side effects and enable the specific targeting of certain structures within the integument.

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  1. Biotechnology Research Center, Costa Rica Institute of Technology, Cartago, Costa Rica

    Daniela Castillo Pérez

  2. Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Matthias M. Aitzetmüller & Philipp Neßbach

  3. Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Westfaelische Wilhelms, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Matthias M. Aitzetmüller

  4. Department for Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Division of Experimental Plastic Surgery, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Dominik Duscher

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Pérez, D.C., Aitzetmüller, M.M., Neßbach, P., Duscher, D. (2019). Drug Delivery Advances for the Regeneration of Aged Skin. In: Duscher, D., Shiffman, M.A. (eds) Regenerative Medicine and Plastic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-19962-3_12

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