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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Elucidation of Antimicrobial Activity of Non-Covalently Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes.

Mansab Ali Saleemi, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, Phelim Voon Chen Yong, Eng Hwa Wong

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 51 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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mansab Ali SaleemiSchool of Biosciences, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Mohammad Hosseini FouladiSchool of Engineering, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Phelim Voon Chen YongSchool of Biosciences, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Eng Hwa WongSchool of Medicine, Taylor's University Lakeside Campus, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Taylor's University · MY

Funding

Taylor's University Flagship Research Grant TUFR/2017/001/05
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microorganisms have begun to develop resistance because of inappropriate and extensive use of antibiotics in the hospital setting. Therefore, it seems to be necessary to find a way to tackle these pathogens by developing new and effective antimicrobial agents. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have attracted growing attention because of their remarkable mechanical strength, electrical properties, and chemical and thermal stability for their potential applications in the field of biomedical as therapeutic and diagnostic nanotools. However, the impact of carbon nanotubes on microbial growth has not been fully investigated. The primary purpose of this research study is to investigate the antimicrobial activity of CNTs, particularly double-walled and multi-walled nanotubes on representative pathogenic strains such as Gram-positive bacteria

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antimicrobial activitycarbon nanotubespathogenssodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate

Identifiers

PMID32260216
PMCPMC7178397
OpenAlexW3014328852

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