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ReviewPolymers2020

Biopolymer Coatings for Biomedical Applications.

A Joseph Nathanael, Tae Hwan Oh

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Review in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Nephelometry as a simple tool to monitor the disassembly of polymeric nanoparticles.Analytical methods : advancing methods and applications · 2025
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  9. Surface Functionalization of Elastomers with Biopolymers.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  10. Biocompatibility of mussel-inspired water-soluble tissue adhesives.Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

A Joseph NathanaelSchool of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-9043-5259
Tae Hwan OhSchool of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biopolymer coatings exhibit outstanding potential in various biomedical applications, due to their flexible functionalization. In this review, we have discussed the latest developments in biopolymer coatings on various substrates and nanoparticles for improved tissue engineering and drug delivery applications, and summarized the latest research advancements. Polymer coatings are used to modify surface properties to satisfy certain requirements or include additional functionalities for different biomedical applications. Additionally, polymer coatings with different inorganic ions may facilitate different functionalities, such as cell proliferation, tissue growth, repair, and delivery of biomolecules, such as growth factors, active molecules, antimicrobial agents, and drugs. This review primarily focuses on specific polymers for coating applications and different polymer coatings for increased functionalization. We aim to provide broad overview of latest developments in the various kind of biopolymer coatings for biomedical applications, in order to highlight the most important results in the literatures, and to offer a potential outline for impending progress and perspective. Some key polymer coatings were discussed in detail. Further, the use of polymer coatings on nanomaterials for biomedical applications has also been discussed, and the latest research results have been reported.

Indexed as

bioactivitybiomedical applicationsbiopolymerscoatingsnanoparticlestissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID33371349
PMCPMC7767366

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