This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/EXD.14051 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved PROF. JUNGTAE NA (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-1296-4010) DR. BEOM JOON KIM (Orcid ID : 0000-0003-2320-7621) Article type : Focus Theme Issue: Regular Article Boehmite enhances hair follicle growth via stimulation of dermal papilla cells by upregulating β-catenin signaling Running title: Boehmite promotes hair follicle growth Dong-Ho Bak 5* , Esther Lee 1,2* , Byung-chul Lee 1,2* , Mi Ji Choi 1 , Tae-Rin Kwon 1 , Jong-hwan Kim 1 , Byung Cheol Park 3 , Keugrae Lee 4 , Sungyup Kim 4 , Jungtae Na 1† , and Beom Joon Kim 1,2† 1 Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06973, Korea 2 Department of Medicine, Graduate School, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06973, Korea 3 Department of Dermatology, Dankook Medical College, Cheonan, 31116, Korea 4 Advanced Materials Division, OsangJaiel Co., Ltd., Incheon, 21406, Korea 5 Advanced Radiation Technology Institute, Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute, 29 Geumgu- gil, Jeongeup, 56212, Korea * These authors contributed equally to this work. Accepted Article