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ReviewNature nanotechnology2018

Minimum information reporting in bio-nano experimental literature.

Matthew Faria, Mattias Björnmalm, Kristofer J Thurecht, Stephen J Kent, Robert G Parton, Maria Kavallaris, Angus P R Johnston, J Justin Gooding, Simon R Corrie, Ben J Boyd and 9 more

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Review in Nature nanotechnology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 274 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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274citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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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

274 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Matthew FariaARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Mattias BjörnmalmARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9876-7079
Kristofer J ThurechtARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Stephen J KentARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Robert G PartonARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7494-5248
Maria KavallarisARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-898X
Angus P R JohnstonARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5611-4515
J Justin GoodingARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Simon R CorrieARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Ben J BoydARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Pall ThordarsonARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1200-8814
Andrew K WhittakerARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Molly M StevensARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7335-266X
Clive A PrestidgeARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.
Christopher J H PorterARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3474-7551
Wolfgang J ParakFachbereich Physik und Chemie, CHyN, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-6650
Thomas P DavisARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2581-4986
Edmund J CrampinARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia, . edmund.crampin@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6569-9543
Frank CarusoARC Centre of Excellence in Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology, Australia, . fcaruso@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0197-497X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Studying the interactions between nanoengineered materials and biological systems plays a vital role in the development of biological applications of nanotechnology and the improvement of our fundamental understanding of the bio-nano interface. A significant barrier to progress in this multidisciplinary area is the variability of published literature with regards to characterizations performed and experimental details reported. Here, we suggest a 'minimum information standard' for experimental literature investigating bio-nano interactions. This standard consists of specific components to be reported, divided into three categories: material characterization, biological characterization and details of experimental protocols. Our intention is for these proposed standards to improve reproducibility, increase quantitative comparisons of bio-nano materials, and facilitate meta analyses and in silico modelling.

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Computer SimulationModels, BiologicalNanostructuresAnimalsBiotechnologyHumansNanotechnologyReproducibility of Results

Identifiers

PMID30190620
PMCPMC6150419

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