Image: Pablo Varela
Healthy skin depends on a constant conversation between its two main cellular players: keratinocytes, which form the protective outer barrier, and dermal fibroblasts, which provide structural support and orchestrate tissue repair. Every wound begins with this dialogue, as these cells exchange biochemical signals to coordinate migration, proliferation, and regeneration. 🔬 In this coculture, those conversations become visible: HaCaT (red) and HDF (green) share the same environment, continuously sensing and responding to one another. But cells do not communicate through chemistry alone, they also listen to the physical language of their surroundings. What happens when that conversation is reshaped by mechanical forces?
This image shows a coculture of keratinocytes (HaCaT) and human dermal fibroblasts (HDFs), designed to recreate the cellular interactions that occur during skin wound healing. Using this model, we investigate how controlled mechanical stimulation influences the crosstalk between these two cell populations. By understanding how physical forces regulate cell communication and behavior, we aim to reveal new mechanobiological mechanisms that drive wound healing and tissue regeneration. 🧬
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We are sharing that our PhD researcher Luis Calero Lumbreras has successfully completed this important milestone in his doctoral journey. 📄 Processability and biological response of biodegradable Zn-0.2Mg-0.5Mn scaffolds fabricated
✨ The BCD Group at SOMA ✨ Two of our group members, Francesca Antonella Sepúlveda Espinoza and Luis Calero Lumbreras, together with Juan Pedro Fernandez Blazquez, organized the 1st edition
Over the past few weeks, researchers from the BCD Group have presented their work at two international scientific conferences in Italy. PI Mónica Echeverry-Rendón participated in BioNAM 2026 in Salerno,
We are sharing that our PhD researcher Luis Calero Lumbreras has successfully completed this important milestone in his doctoral journey. 📄 Processability and biological response of biodegradable Zn-0.2Mg-0.5Mn scaffolds fabricated
✨ The BCD Group at SOMA ✨ Two of our group members, Francesca Antonella Sepúlveda Espinoza and Luis Calero Lumbreras, together with Juan Pedro Fernandez Blazquez, organized the 1st edition
Over the past few weeks, researchers from the BCD Group have presented their work at two international scientific conferences in Italy. PI Mónica Echeverry-Rendón participated in BioNAM 2026 in Salerno,
Nafiseh Mollaei, Alireza Rezaei, Biaobiao Yang, Mónica Echeverry-Rendón, Jon M. Molina-Aldreguía, Federico Sket, Javier Llorca, Acta Materialia, 2026
Mirella Llamosí, Bruno F. Gomes-Ribeiro, Mónica Echeverry-Rendón, Jose Yuste, Julio Sempere, Mirian Domenech, Antibiotics, 2026
Jesús Ordoño, Carlos Aguilar-Vega, Natalia Téllez-Fouz, Guillermo Domínguez, Carmelo de-María, Andrés Díaz-Lantada, Jon Molina-Aldareguia, Mónica Echeverry-Rendón, Biomaterials Advances, 2026
