Evidence map›Paper›PMID 38005395›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Recent Updates on Multifunctional Nanomaterials as Antipathogens in Humans and Livestock: Classification, Application, Mode of Action, and Challenges.

Samreen Sadiq, Iltaf Khan, Zhenyu Shen, Mengdong Wang, Tao Xu, Sohail Khan, Xuemin Zhou, Ali Bahadur, Madiha Rafiq, Sumreen Sohail and 1 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Review
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Review
  10. Article
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

11 authors.

Samreen SadiqSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.
Iltaf KhanSchool of Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8045-697X
Zhenyu ShenSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.
Mengdong WangSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.
Tao XuSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.
Sohail KhanDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 94640, Pakistan.
Xuemin ZhouSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.
Ali BahadurCollege of Science, Mathematics, and Technology, Wenzhou-Kean University, Wenzhou 325060, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5329-6277
Madiha RafiqKey Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Department of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China.
Sumreen SohailDepartment of Information Technology, Careerera, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA.
Ping WuSchool of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212100, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogens cause infections and millions of deaths globally, while antipathogens are drugs or treatments designed to combat them. To date, multifunctional nanomaterials (NMs), such as organic, inorganic, and nanocomposites, have attracted significant attention by transforming antipathogen livelihoods. They are very small in size so can quickly pass through the walls of bacterial, fungal, or parasitic cells and viral particles to perform their antipathogenic activity. They are more reactive and have a high band gap, making them more effective than traditional medications. Moreover, due to some pathogen's resistance to currently available medications, the antipathogen performance of NMs is becoming crucial. Additionally, due to their prospective properties and administration methods, NMs are eventually chosen for cutting-edge applications and therapies, including drug administration and diagnostic tools for antipathogens. Herein, NMs have significant characteristics that can facilitate identifying and eliminating pathogens in real-time. This mini-review analyzes multifunctional NMs as antimicrobial tools and investigates their mode of action. We also discussed the challenges that need to be solved for the utilization of NMs as antipathogens.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsNanostructuresAnimalsHumansLivestockProspective StudiesAnti-Infective Agentsantipathogen applicationchallengesmechanismmultifunctional nanomaterials

Identifiers

PMID38005395
PMCPMC10675011

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.