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ReviewMaterials today. Bio2019

Janus particles: design, preparation, and biomedical applications.

H Su, C-A Hurd Price, L Jing, Q Tian, J Liu, K Qian

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Review in Materials today. Bio, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 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

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

60 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Hydrophilic Janus Micelles From an ABC Triblock Copolymer.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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  10. Electrokinetic propulsion for electronically integrated microscopic robots.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  19. Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Different Nanoparticles at Substrates.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  20. Progress in the Synthesis of Colloidal Machines.Accounts of materials research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

H SuSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.
C-A Hurd PriceState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
L JingState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
Q TianState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
J LiuState Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China.
K QianSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Med-X Research Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200030, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Janus particles with an anisotropic structure have emerged as a focus of intensive research due to their diverse composition and surface chemistry, which show excellent performance in various fields, especially in biomedical applications. In this review, we briefly introduce the structures, composition, and properties of Janus particles, followed by a summary of their biomedical applications. Then we review several design strategies including morphology, particle size, composition, and surface modification, that will affect the performance of Janus particles. Subsequently, we explore the synthetic methodologies of Janus particles, with an emphasis on the most prevalent synthetic method (surface nucleation and seeded growth). Following this, we highlight Janus particles in biomedical applications, especially in drug delivery, bio-imaging, and bio-sensing. Finally, we will consider the current challenges the materials face with perspectives in the future directions.

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Bio-imagingBiomedical engineeringBio-sensingDrug delivery

Identifiers

PMID32159157
PMCPMC7061647

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