Naicker, Danielle
Sunda, Falone
Rhoda, Cenza
Mutavhatsindi, Hygon
Khumalo, Nonhlanhla
Arowolo, Afolake
Funding for this research was provided by:
NRF SARChI Chair
MRC Wound Healing and Keloid Research Unit
South African National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka Funding Instrument (TTK170413227114)
South African Medical Research Council (HDID8682/MB2022)
Article History
Received: 2 February 2026
Accepted: 26 July 2026
First Online: 1 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: Not applicable.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.