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Additionally, the transparency of ESC facilitated observation of the wound healing process.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ESC exhibits superior biocompatibility that effectively alleviates inflammatory reactions in wounds. In vitro assays showed that ESC has excellent tissue adhesion and hemostatic abilities. In vivo wound healing assays comparing SF-CS and commercial Tegaderm\u2122 Film groups showed that ESC could accelerate wound angiogenesis, collagen deposition, keratinocyte proliferation, macrophage M1-M2 transition, and inhibit inflammation, indicating effective promotion of scarless skin regeneration.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These transparent dressings based on natural materials show great potential for scarless skin regeneration and treating acute injury hemostasis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fbioe.2026.1806381","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,6]],"date-time":"2026-07-06T05:36:29Z","timestamp":1783316189000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Preclinical model of Echinacea-functionalized silk fibroin\u2013chitosan transparent membranes with enhanced hair follicle regeneration and antibacterial properties for wound healing"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Zhili","family":"Wei","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Center, Beijing Children\u2019s Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children\u2019s Health","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lunan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sining","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bowen","family":"Zheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University","place":["Guangzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xingliang","family":"Xiong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medical Informatics, Chongqing Medical University","place":["Chongqing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yiming","family":"Zhao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Peking University People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Beijing, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"66","DOI":"10.1078\/094471103321648692","article-title":"Medicinal properties of Echinacea: a critical review","volume":"10","author":"Barrett","year":"2003","journal-title":"Phytomedicine"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"388","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijbiomac.2015.05.010","article-title":"Chemical and pharmacological profiles of Echinacea complex","volume":"79","author":"Capek","year":"2015","journal-title":"Int. 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