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ReviewAdvanced healthcare materials2020

Magnetic Nanoparticles in Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis.

Ali Farzin, Seyed Alireza Etesami, Jacob Quint, Adnan Memic, Ali Tamayol

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Review in Advanced healthcare materials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 178 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
178citing papers in PubMed
20.1field-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

178 citing papers in PubMed, 524 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ali FarzinDivision of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02139, USA.
Seyed Alireza EtesamiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, 38152, USA.
Jacob QuintDepartment of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA.
Adnan MemicDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, 06030, USA.
Ali TamayolDivision of Engineering in Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02139, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1801-2889
University of Nebraska–Lincoln · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · USUniversity of Connecticut · USUniversity of Memphis · US

Funding

Microengineered scaffolds carrying patient-specific cells and growth factors for treatment of volumetric muscle lossR01AR073822 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI TAMAYOL, ALI · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
Multifunctional dressing for treatment of diabetic woundsR01GM126831 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN · PI DOKMECI, MEHMET REMZI, TAMAYOL, ALI · 2018 to 2021
$1.3M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR073822NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM126831
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is urgency for the development of nanomaterials that can meet emerging biomedical needs. Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) offer high magnetic moments and surface-area-to-volume ratios that make them attractive for hyperthermia therapy of cancer and targeted drug delivery. Additionally, they can function as contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and can improve the sensitivity of biosensors and diagnostic tools. Recent advancements in nanotechnology have resulted in the realization of the next generation of MNPs suitable for these and other biomedical applications. This review discusses methods utilized for the fabrication and engineering of MNPs. Recent progress in the use of MNPs for hyperthermia therapy, controlling drug release, MRI, and biosensing is also critically reviewed. Finally, challenges in the field and potential opportunities for the use of MNPs toward improving their properties are discussed.

Indexed as

Magnetite NanoparticlesNeoplasmsContrast MediaDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMagneticsContrast MediaMagnetite Nanoparticlescancer detectioncancer therapydrug deliveryhyperthermiamagnetic nanoparticles

Identifiers

PMID32196144
PMCPMC7482193
OpenAlexW3010955915

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Registered trials

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