RETRACTION: Decellularized Scaffolds with Double-Layer Aligned Microchannels Induce the Oriented Growth of Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells: Toward Urethral and Ureteral Reconstruction.

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Retraction: Q. Cheng, L. Zhang, J. Zhang, X. Zhou, B. Wu, D. Wang, T. Wei, M. Shafiq, S. Li, D. Zhi, Y. Guan, K. Wang, and D. Kong, "Decellularized Scaffolds with Double-Layer Aligned Microchannels Induce the Oriented Growth of Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells: Toward Urethral and Ureteral Reconstruction," Advanced Healthcare Materials 12, no. 26 (2023): 2300544, https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202300544. The above article, published online on 28 August 2023 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the authors; the journal Editor-in-Chief, Uta Goebel; and Wiley-VCH GmbH. The retraction has been agreed upon following an investigation into concerns raised by a third party, which revealed inappropriate duplication of image sections and/or formatting artefacts in Figures 2B, 5A, and 7C, as well as errors in Figure S8 and its quantifications. The authors have stated that these image alterations were performed to enhance the visual appearance of the images and do not impact the clinical and scientific findings outlined in the paper. Nevertheless, due to the number and the level of inconsistencies identified in the published figures, the editors considered the conclusions substantially compromised and decided to retract the article.