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Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)

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(A) Representative image showing diabetic foot ulcer caused by delayed wound healing in diabetic patients. (B) 3D cell printing system showing the materials and printing methods required for this study. (C) Modeling diabetic epidermis through intercellular interaction between diabetic human dermal fibroblasts and normal human epidermal keratinocytes, and a wounded skin model with delayed reepithelization. (D) Adding subcutaneous layer (blood vessel + fat) to better recapitulate pathophysiological functions of diabetes and to test applicability to drug screening platform.

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