Retraction notice to “In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of angiogenic potential of a novel lithium chloride loaded silk fibroin/alginate 3D porous scaffold with antibacterial activity, for promoting diabetic wound healing” [Int. J. Biol. Macromol. 277(2024) 134362]

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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on article withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). The article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. The journal was notified of possible image duplication. An investigation by the editorial office confirmed that the publication contained duplicated images in Figs. 3 and 6, as well as duplications with figures from other publications (https://doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202200574 and https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00814). While the corresponding author initially collaborated with the investigation, they were unable to provide satisfactory explanations regarding the image duplications, leading the editors to lose trust in the integrity of the presented data. Additionally, concerns about authorship have been raised, as two co-authors (Morteza Koruji and Ali Mohammad Sharifi) have stated that they never consented to being listed as authors on the submission and were not consulted by the corresponding author. The corresponding author has not responded to the allegations concerning authorship