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ReviewAdvanced healthcare materials2026

Regenerative Functional Microspheres for Aesthetic Medicine: Mechanism, Materials, Fabrication, and Clinical Applications.

Zhongliang Lang, Yiman Shi, Xiaojiao Guo, Xiaohui Long, Shilu Zhu, Tianao Chen, Chen Li, Liping Zhao, Ting Si, Zhiqiang Zhu

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Review in Advanced healthcare materials, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zhongliang LangDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2387-6294
Yiman ShiInstitute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiaojiao GuoDepartment of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Xiaohui LongDepartment of Plastic and Cosmetic, Zhejiang Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shilu ZhuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2947-7324
Tianao ChenSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4041-0210
Chen LiInstitute of Advanced Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Liping ZhaoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.
Ting SiDepartment of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-8646
Zhiqiang ZhuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1277-5917

Funding

Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation 2408085ME134Fundamental Research Funds for the Central UniversitiesStudents' Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation of USTC XY2025S006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the progressive shift of minimally invasive aesthetic medicine toward regeneration-oriented therapeutic paradigms, injectable materials have evolved from providing simple volumetric augmentation to enabling tissue remodeling and long-term structural improvement. Regenerative functional microspheres, as representative biostimulatory injectable materials have demonstrated expanding clinical value in facial rejuvenation, skin texture enhancement, and scar repair. However, studies on different material systems remain fragmented with respect to their mechanisms of action, manufacturing strategies, and clinical outcomes, and the lack of systematic integration and cross-comparison has hindered manufacturing standardization and standardized clinical application. Focusing on aesthetic medical applications, this review systematically summarizes the regenerative mechanisms, major material systems, fabrication strategies, and clinical evidence of regenerative functional microspheres. Centered on the critical clinical effects of biostimulation and collagen remodeling, this review highlights recent advances in regenerative mechanisms and material design, outlines the influence of key fabrication technologies on product uniformity and safety, and systematically analyzes major clinical indications and therapeutic characteristics, while also discussing key challenges and future development trends in this field. This review aims to provide a structured overview to guide material design, process optimization, and clinical translation of regenerative microspheres, offering a reference framework for innovation and application of regenerative aesthetic materials.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsMicrospheresRegenerative MedicineAnimalsEstheticsHumansTissue EngineeringBiocompatible Materialsaesthetic medicinecontrolled stimulationmicrofluidicsmicrospherestissue regeneration

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PMID42516022
PMCPMC13542874

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