ReviewNature2004
Designing materials for biology and medicine.
Review in Nature, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 594 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled 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.
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.
Who cites it
594 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Candidate Bioinks for Extrusion 3D Bioprinting-A Systematic Review of the Literature.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Pooled it
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- Synergistic Heterojunction/Cu─N Coordination Engineering Drives Cuproptosis and PANoptosis for Sonodynamic Glioblastoma Therapy.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
- Application of Temporally Controlled Release Systems in Periodontal Tissue Regeneration: From Material Design to Therapeutic Strategies.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Hydrogel-Nanoparticle Bioactive Platforms for Post-Surgical Prevention of Tumor Recurrence.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Platelet concentrates integrated with tissue engineering scaffolds: a promising approach for wound healing application.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Review
- Computational insights on the interplay between electrotaxis and mechanotaxis.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Effect of Preheating Conditions on the Mechanical Reliability of HDPE Extrusion-Welded Structures for Medical Devices.Polymers · 2026Article
- Recent Advances in Extended Ocular Drug Delivery for the Ocular Surface.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Developing a Clinically Practical Biomaterial Platform for Endogenous Liver Regeneration.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Reversible, Polymeric Complexation of Therapeutic Peptides Using Esterification.ACS macro letters · 2026Article
- Photoacoustic Spectroscopy as a Method for Detecting Phycocyanin in Complex Biopolymeric Matrices.ACS omega · 2026Article
- Avenues for optimization of cardiac therapeutics by minimally invasive delivery.Acta biomaterialia · 2026Review
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- Gelatin-based porous scaffolds: design concepts, production, and applications in precision regenerative medicine.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- Recent progress in polymeric ultrafine fibrous scaffolds for enabling cell infiltration in tissue engineering.Journal of biomaterials applications · 2026Review
- Optimizing Wound Care: The Mechanistic Role of Dressing Change Frequency in Acute and Diabetic Wound Healing.Journal of cosmetic dermatology · 2026Article
- Technological innovation in healthcare: challenges, opportunities and impact on sustainability.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Review
534 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
2 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Biomaterials have played an enormous role in the success of medical devices and drug delivery systems. We discuss here new challenges and directions in biomaterials research. These include synthetic replacements for biological tissues, designing materials for specific medical applications, and materials for new applications such as diagnostics and array technologies.
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Registered trials
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 OpenQuestion graph.