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ReviewGlobal challenges (Hoboken, NJ)2021

Melanins as Sustainable Resources for Advanced Biotechnological Applications.

Hanaa A Galeb, Emma L Wilkinson, Alison F Stowell, Hungyen Lin, Samuel T Murphy, Pierre L Martin-Hirsch, Richard L Mort, Adam M Taylor, John G Hardy

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Review in Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Article
  3. Association analysis of melanophilin (Archives animal breeding · 2023
    Article
  4. Pleiotropic Effects of Hfq on the CytochromeApplied and environmental microbiology · 2022
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Fungal Melanin and the Mammalian Immune System.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
    Review
  8. Review
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

9 authors.

Hanaa A GalebDepartment of Chemistry Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6640-1304
Emma L WilkinsonDepartment of Biomedical and Life Sciences Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YG UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7261-3338
Alison F StowellDepartment of Organisation, Work and Technology Lancaster University Management School Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YX UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-3981
Hungyen LinDepartment of Engineering Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YW UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3327-1371
Samuel T MurphyDepartment of Engineering Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YW UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7605-9613
Pierre L Martin-HirschLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Preston Hospital Sharoe Green Lane Preston PR2 9HT UK.
Richard L MortDepartment of Biomedical and Life Sciences Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YG UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3566-8217
Adam M TaylorLancaster Medical School Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YW UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4084-0456
John G HardyDepartment of Chemistry Lancaster University Lancaster LA1 4YB UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0655-2167

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanins are a class of biopolymers that are widespread in nature and have diverse origins, chemical compositions, and functions. Their chemical, electrical, optical, and paramagnetic properties offer opportunities for applications in materials science, particularly for medical and technical uses. This review focuses on the application of analytical techniques to study melanins in multidisciplinary contexts with a view to their use as sustainable resources for advanced biotechnological applications, and how these may facilitate the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Indexed as

applicationsbiotechnologymaterial sciencemelaninpolymerssustainable development

Identifiers

PMID33552556
PMCPMC7857133

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