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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

High Nanodiamond Content-PCL Composite for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.

Kate Fox, Rahul Ratwatte, Marsilea A Booth, Hoai My Tran, Phong A Tran

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Article 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 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Soft, Biological and Composite Nanomaterials.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kate FoxCenter for Additive Manufacturing, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Rahul RatwatteCenter for Additive Manufacturing, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Marsilea A BoothCenter for Additive Manufacturing, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia.
Hoai My TranInterface science and materials engineering group, School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
Phong A TranInterface science and materials engineering group, School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia.
RMIT University · AUQueensland University of Technology · AU

Funding

Advance Queensland Research Fellowship (AQRF04816-17RD2) and QUT's Vice Chancellor Research Fellowship. AQRF04816-17RD2Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation and the CASS Foundation (Medicine and Science) N/A.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multifunctional scaffolds are becoming increasingly important in the field of tissue engineering. In this research, a composite material is developed using polycaprolactone (PCL) and detonation nanodiamond (ND) to take advantage of the unique properties of ND and the biodegradability of PCL polymer. Different ND loading concentrations are investigated, and the physicochemical properties of the composites are characterized. ND-PCL composite films show a higher surface roughness and hydrophilicity than PCL alone, with a slight decrease in tensile strength and a significant increase in degradation. Higher loading of ND also shows a higher osteoblast adhesion than the PCL alone sample. Finally, we show that the ND-PCL composites are successfully extruded to create a 3D scaffold demonstrating their potential as a composite material for tissue regeneration.

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3D-printed scaffoldcompositenanodiamondpolycaprolactone

Identifiers

PMID32429310
PMCPMC7279315
OpenAlexW3024215237

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