Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33842840›Full record

ReviewEmergent materials2021

Harnessing biomaterials for therapeutic strategies against COVID-19.

Thibault Colombani, Zachary J Rogers, Loek J Eggermont, Sidi A Bencherif

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Emergent materials, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Mitigating Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Toxicity for Biomedical Applications.Chemical engineering journal (Lausanne, Switzerland : 1996) · 2023
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Review
  6. 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

4 authors.

Thibault ColombaniDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
Zachary J RogersDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
Loek J EggermontDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA.
Sidi A BencherifDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7704-5608

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the world is experiencing a profound human health crisis. The number of infections and deaths due to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to increase every minute, pinpointing major shortcomings in our ability to prevent viral outbreaks. Although several COVID-19 vaccines have been recently approved for emergency use, therapeutic options remain limited, and their long-term potency has yet to be validated. Biomaterials science has a pivotal role to play in pushing the boundaries of emerging technologies for antiviral research and treatment. In this perspective, we discuss how biomaterials can be harnessed to develop accurate COVID-19 infection models, enhance antiviral drug delivery, foster new antiviral strategies, and boost vaccine efficacy. These efforts will not only contribute to stop or mitigate the current pandemic but will also provide unorthodox platforms to understand, prevent, and protect us from future viral outbreaks.

Identifiers

PMID33842840
PMCPMC8022295

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.