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ReviewBiomedicines2020

Application of 3D Bioprinting Technologies to the Management and Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.

Chew Teng Tan, Kun Liang, Zong Heng Ngo, Christabel Thembela Dube, Chin Yan Lim

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In one paragraph

Review in Biomedicines, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Microenvironment of diabetic foot ulcers: Implications for healing and therapeutic strategies.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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  11. Tissue Bioprinting: Promise and Challenges.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  12. A Berberine-LoadedInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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  16. Wound-Microenvironment Engineering through Advanced-Dressing Bioprinting.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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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 2 countries.

Chew Teng TanSkin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0092-2094
Kun LiangSkin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2551-9362
Zong Heng NgoSkin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.
Christabel Thembela DubeSkin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-8155-5793
Chin Yan LimSkin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore 138648, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-1585-002X
Agency for Science, Technology and Research · SG

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research A18A8b0059Agency for Science, Technology and Research H17/01/a0/004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic metabolic disease with increasing prevalence worldwide. Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a serious complication of DM. It is estimated that 15-25% of DM patients develop DFU at least once in their lifetime. The lack of effective wound dressings and targeted therapy for DFUs often results in prolonged hospitalization and amputations. As the incidence of DM is projected to rise, the demand for specialized DFU wound management will continue to increase. Hence, it is of great interest to improve and develop effective DFU-specific wound dressings and therapies. In the last decade, 3D bioprinting technology has made a great contribution to the healthcare sector, with the development of personalized prosthetics, implants, and bioengineered tissues. In this review, we discuss the challenges faced in DFU wound management and how 3D bioprinting technology can be applied to advance current treatment methods, such as biomanufacturing of composite 3D human skin substitutes for skin grafting and the development of DFU-appropriate wound dressings. Future co-development of 3D bioprinting technologies with novel treatment approaches to mitigate DFU-specific pathophysiological challenges will be key to limiting the healthcare burden associated with the increasing prevalence of DM.

Indexed as

3D bioprintingdiabetic foot ulcerswound healing

Identifiers

PMID33096771
PMCPMC7589916
OpenAlexW3094470791

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Registered trials

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