Authors: Simone Riis Porsborg, Hubert Krzyslak, Malgorzata K. Pierchala, Vincent Trolé, Konstantin Astafiev, Rasmus Lou-Moeller and Cristian Pablo Pennisi
Bioengineering, 9 May 2023
Excessive skin scarring has broad effects ranging from cosmetic to systemic, but no effective treatments exist. In this study, scientists investigate the potential of ultrasound therapy for the treatment of abnormal scarring, using the Confluency Module on Omni’s live-cell imaging platform to assess the effects on adhesion and growth of human primary foreskin fibroblasts. Taken together with other results, the authors conclude that the findings may lead to the development of wearable devices for the treatment of skin diseases, adding that “the flexibility of the transducers would allow the development of devices that can follow the irregular surface of the human body, which could open a new field of application for scar treatment.”
