Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31117310›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2019

Chitosan-based (Nano)materials for Novel Biomedical Applications.

Gregor Kravanja, Mateja Primožič, Željko Knez, Maja Leitgeb

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
91citing papers in PubMed
15.8field-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

91 citing papers in PubMed, 398 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Mapping the knowledge landscape ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
    Review
  6. Review
  7. Review
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Article
  12. DisarmingPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  13. Review
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Review
  17. Review
  18. Microparticles Loaded withPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
    Article
  19. Review
  20. International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
    Article

31 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gregor KravanjaUniversity of Maribor; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Laboratory for Separation Processes and Product Design; Smetanova ul. 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. gregor.kravanja@um.si.
Mateja PrimožičUniversity of Maribor; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Laboratory for Separation Processes and Product Design; Smetanova ul. 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. mateja.primozic@um.si.
Željko KnezUniversity of Maribor; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Laboratory for Separation Processes and Product Design; Smetanova ul. 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. zeljko.knez@um.si.
Maja LeitgebUniversity of Maribor; Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Laboratory for Separation Processes and Product Design; Smetanova ul. 17, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. maja.leitgeb@um.si.
University of Maribor · SI

Funding

Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS P2-0046 (Separation Processes and Production Design).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan-based nanomaterials have attracted significant attention in the biomedical field because of their unique biodegradable, biocompatible, non-toxic, and antimicrobial nature. Multiple perspectives of the proposed antibacterial effect and mode of action of chitosan-based nanomaterials are reviewed. Chitosan is presented as an ideal biomaterial for antimicrobial wound dressings that can either be fabricated alone in its native form or upgraded and incorporated with antibiotics, metallic antimicrobial particles, natural compounds and extracts in order to increase the antimicrobial effect. Since chitosan and its derivatives can enhance drug permeability across the blood-brain barrier, they can be also used as effective brain drug delivery carriers. Some of the recent chitosan formulations for brain uptake of various drugs are presented. The use of chitosan and its derivatives in other biomedical applications is also briefly discussed.

Indexed as

Biomedical ResearchAnti-Infective AgentsBiomedical TechnologyChitosanDrug Delivery SystemsHumansNanostructuresAnti-Infective AgentsChitosanantimicrobialbiomedicinebrain drug delivery carrierchitosanmode of actionnanomaterials

Identifiers

PMID31117310
PMCPMC6572373
OpenAlexW2946154710

What OpenQuestion 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 OpenQuestion graph.