Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29719757›Full record

ReviewBeilstein journal of nanotechnology2018

Review on nanoparticles and nanostructured materials: history, sources, toxicity and regulations.

Jaison Jeevanandam, Ahmed Barhoum, Yen S Chan, Alain Dufresne, Michael K Danquah

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Review in Beilstein journal of nanotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 614 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
614citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
121.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

614 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 3,170 citations in OpenAlex.

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554 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Jaison JeevanandamDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, CDT250 Miri, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia.
Ahmed BarhoumDepartment of Materials and Chemistry, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-4859-5264
Yen S ChanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, CDT250 Miri, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia.
Alain DufresneUniversity of Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LGP2, F-38000 Grenoble, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8181-1849
Michael K DanquahDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University, CDT250 Miri, Sarawak 98009, Malaysia.
Curtin University Sarawak · MYInstitut polytechnique de Grenoble · FRVrije Universiteit Brussel · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanomaterials (NMs) have gained prominence in technological advancements due to their tunable physical, chemical and biological properties with enhanced performance over their bulk counterparts. NMs are categorized depending on their size, composition, shape, and origin. The ability to predict the unique properties of NMs increases the value of each classification. Due to increased growth of production of NMs and their industrial applications, issues relating to toxicity are inevitable. The aim of this review is to compare synthetic (engineered) and naturally occurring nanoparticles (NPs) and nanostructured materials (NSMs) to identify their nanoscale properties and to define the specific knowledge gaps related to the risk assessment of NPs and NSMs in the environment. The review presents an overview of the history and classifications of NMs and gives an overview of the various sources of NPs and NSMs, from natural to synthetic, and their toxic effects towards mammalian cells and tissue. Additionally, the types of toxic reactions associated with NPs and NSMs and the regulations implemented by different countries to reduce the associated risks are also discussed.

Indexed as

nanomaterial classificationnanomaterial historynanotoxicityoxidative stressreactive oxygen speciesregulations

Identifiers

PMID29719757
PMCPMC5905289
OpenAlexW2796277309

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Registered trials

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