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ReviewPolymers2020

Carbon Nanomaterials for Electro-Active Structures: A Review.

Weiguang Wang, Yanhao Hou, Dean Martinez, Darwin Kurniawan, Wei-Hung Chiang, Paulo Bartolo

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Review in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 28 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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Weiguang WangDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8959-329X
Yanhao HouDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9229-0356
Dean MartinezDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei E2-514, Taiwan.
Darwin KurniawanDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei E2-514, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0003-4198-7641
Wei-Hung ChiangDepartment of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei E2-514, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6350-6696
Paulo BartoloDepartment of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology · TWUniversity of Manchester · GB

Funding

Rosetrees Trust A2750/M874
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of electrically conductive materials to impart electrical properties to substrates for cell attachment proliferation and differentiation represents an important strategy in the field of tissue engineering. This paper discusses the concept of electro-active structures and their roles in tissue engineering, accelerating cell proliferation and differentiation, consequently leading to tissue regeneration. The most relevant carbon-based materials used to produce electro-active structures are presented, and their main advantages and limitations are discussed in detail. Particular emphasis is put on the electrically conductive property, material synthesis and their applications on tissue engineering. Different technologies, allowing the fabrication of two-dimensional and three-dimensional structures in a controlled way, are also presented. Finally, challenges for future research are highlighted. This review shows that electrical stimulation plays an important role in modulating the growth of different types of cells. As highlighted, carbon nanomaterials, especially graphene and carbon nanotubes, have great potential for fabricating electro-active structures due to their exceptional electrical and surface properties, opening new routes for more efficient tissue engineering approaches.

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carbon nanotubeselectro-active scaffoldsgraphenetissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID33317211
PMCPMC7764097
OpenAlexW3111091001

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