A large proportion of the population lives with wounds that are difficult to heal and often become chronic. These conditions entail substantial socioeconomic costs, and more than half of outpatient healthcare resources are devoted to wound treatment.
Shortage of donor skin, complications at donor sites, mechanical instability, and insufficient restoration of the skin’s protective barrier are recurring challenges, and current treatment methods address scarring in the dermis only to a limited extent. My research aims to develop new strategies for skin regeneration by combining cell-based approaches with biomaterials, with the goal of promoting functional healing and reducing the risk of long-term complications in patients with both chronic and acute wounds.