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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Fabrication and Plasma Modification of Nanofibrous Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.

Mahtab Asadian, Ke Vin Chan, Mohammad Norouzi, Silvia Grande, Pieter Cools, Rino Morent, Nathalie De Geyter

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Review in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Mahtab AsadianResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Ke Vin ChanResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Mohammad NorouziDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0Z3, Canada.
Silvia GrandeResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Pieter CoolsResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Rino MorentResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
Nathalie De GeyterResearch Unit Plasma Technology (RUPT), Department of Applied Physics, Ghent University, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 41, B4, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.

Funding

Bijzonder Onderzoeksfonds BOF/PDO/023European Research Council 335929Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek G038015N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper provides a comprehensive overview of nanofibrous structures for tissue engineering purposes and the role of non-thermal plasma technology (NTP) within this field. Special attention is first given to nanofiber fabrication strategies, including thermally-induced phase separation, molecular self-assembly, and electrospinning, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and potentials. The review then continues to discuss the biodegradable polyesters typically employed for nanofiber fabrication, while the primary focus lies on their applicability and limitations. From thereon, the reader is introduced to the concept of NTP and its application in plasma-assisted surface modification of nanofibrous scaffolds. The final part of the review discusses the available literature on NTP-modified nanofibers looking at the impact of plasma activation and polymerization treatments on nanofiber wettability, surface chemistry, cell adhesion/proliferation and protein grafting. As such, this review provides a complete introduction into NTP-modified nanofibers, while aiming to address the current unexplored potentials left within the field.

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electrospun nanofibersnon-thermal plasma treatmenttissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID31936372
PMCPMC7023287

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