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ReviewBiosensors2021

Applications of Microwave Energy in Medicine.

Alexandra Gartshore, Matt Kidd, Lovleen Tina Joshi

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Review in Biosensors, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing 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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Advanced Microwave Processing for Next-Generation Materials.ACS applied materials & interfaces · 2026
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  5. Chemical-Assisted Microwave Disinfection Used to EradicateJournal of functional biomaterials · 2025
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  8. Microwave Sensing and Imaging Technology in Food Applications: A Comprehensive Review.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2025
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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

3 authors.

Alexandra GartshoreSchool of Biomedical Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
Matt KiddEmblation Microwave Ltd., Alloa, Scotland FK10 2HU, UK.
Lovleen Tina JoshiSchool of Biomedical Science, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microwaves are a highly utilized electromagnetic wave, used across a range of industries including food processing, communications, in the development of novel medical treatments and biosensor diagnostics. Microwaves have known thermal interactions and theorized non-thermal interactions with living matter; however, there is significant debate as to the mechanisms of action behind these interactions and the potential benefits and limitations of their use. This review summarizes the current knowledge surrounding the implementation of microwave technologies within the medical industry.

Indexed as

MedicineMicrowavesHumansablationbacteriadiagnosticsmedicinemicrowavestumours

Identifiers

PMID33810335
PMCPMC8065940

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