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ReviewBiomaterials science2019

Microfluidics for silica biomaterials synthesis: opportunities and challenges.

Nanjing Hao, Yuan Nie, John X J Zhang

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Review in Biomaterials science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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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

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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

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

3 authors.

Nanjing HaoThayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College, 14 Engineering Drive, Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA. john.zhang@dartmouth.edu.
Yuan Nie
John X J Zhang

Funding

Implantable Cardiac Power Generation Using Flexible 3D Porous Thin FilmsR01HL137157 · NHLBI · DARTMOUTH COLLEGE · PI ZHANG, XIAOJING · 2016 to 2020
$2.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL137157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rational design and controllable synthesis of silica nanomaterials bearing unique physicochemical properties is becoming increasingly important for a variety of biomedical applications from imaging to drug delivery. Microfluidics has recently emerged as a promising platform for nanomaterial synthesis, providing precise control over particle size, shape, porosity, and structure compared to conventional batch synthesis approaches. This review summarizes microfluidics approaches for the synthesis of silica materials as well as the design, fabrication and the emerging roles in the development of new classes of functional biomaterials. We highlight the unprecedented opportunities of using microreactors in biomaterial synthesis, and assess the recent progress of continuous and discrete microreactors and the associated biomedical applications of silica materials. Finally, we discuss the challenges arising from the intrinsic properties of microfluidics reactors for inspiring future research in this field.

Indexed as

Lab-On-A-Chip DevicesBiocompatible MaterialsChemistry Techniques, SyntheticSilicon DioxideBiocompatible MaterialsSilicon Dioxide

Identifiers

PMID30919847
PMCPMC6538461

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