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ReviewNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Agricultural and Biomedical Applications of Chitosan-Based Nanomaterials.

Subhani Bandara, Hongbo Du, Laura Carson, Debra Bradford, Raghava Kommalapati

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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 30 papers.

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30citing papers in PubMed
6.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 148 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Subhani BandaraCooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.
Hongbo DuCenter for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.
Laura CarsonCooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.
Debra BradfordCooperative Agricultural Research Center, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.
Raghava KommalapatiCenter for Energy and Environmental Sustainability, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3267-6684
Prairie View A&M University · US

Funding

USDA-NIFA Evans Allen and NSF CREST Center Phase II 1914692 (NSF)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan has emerged as a biodegradable, nontoxic polymer with multiple beneficial applications in the agricultural and biomedical sectors. As nanotechnology has evolved as a promising field, researchers have incorporated chitosan-based nanomaterials in a variety of products to enhance their efficacy and biocompatibility. Moreover, due to its inherent antimicrobial and chelating properties, and the availability of modifiable functional groups, chitosan nanoparticles were also directly used in a variety of applications. In this review, the use of chitosan-based nanomaterials in agricultural and biomedical fields related to the management of abiotic stress in plants, water availability for crops, controlling foodborne pathogens, and cancer photothermal therapy is discussed, with some insights into the possible mechanisms of action. Additionally, the toxicity arising from the accumulation of these nanomaterials in biological systems and future research avenues that had gained limited attention from the scientific community are discussed here. Overall, chitosan-based nanomaterials show promising characteristics for sustainable agricultural practices and effective healthcare in an eco-friendly manner.

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abiotic stresscancer photothermal therapychitosanfoodborne pathogensnanoparticleswater purification

Identifiers

PMID32987697
PMCPMC7598667
OpenAlexW3089271231

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