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ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2021

Structurally nanoengineered antimicrobial peptide polymers: design, synthesis and biomedical applications.

Ronisha Ramamurthy, Chetan H Mehta, Usha Y Nayak

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Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 28% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Recent Advances and Future Prospects in Biological-Membrane-Targeted Polymers.Polymer science & technology (Washington, D.C.) · 2025
    Review
  3. Review
  4. Application of Antimicrobial Peptides in Wound Dressings.Drug design, development and therapy · 2025
    Review
  5. Article
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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ronisha RamamurthyDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 576104, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Chetan H MehtaDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 576104, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Usha Y NayakDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, 576104, Manipal, Karnataka, India. usha.nayak@manipal.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1995-3114
Manipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

Funding

Indian Council of Medical Research 35/13/020-Nano/BMS
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance not only increases the contagiousness of infectious diseases but also a threat for the future as it is one of the health care concern around the globe. Conventional antibiotics are unsuccessful in combating chronic infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, therefore it is important to design and develop novel strategies to tackle this problems. Among various novel strategies, Structurally Nanoengineered Antimicrobial Peptide Polymers (SNAPPs) have been introduced in recent years to overcome this global health care issue and they are found to be more efficient in their performance. Many facile methods are adapted to synthesize complex SNAPPs with required dimensions and unique functionalities. Their unique characteristics and remarkable properties have been exploited for their immense applications in various fields including biomedicine, targeting therapies, gene delivery, bioimaging, and many more. This review article deals with its background, design, synthesis, mechanism of action, and wider applications in various fields of SNAPPs.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesBacteriaDrug DesignHumansMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNanotechnologyPolymersAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesPolymersAntimicrobial resistanceBio-imagingDrug deliveryReversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)Ring-opening polymerization (ROP)Structurally nano engineered antimicrobial peptide polymers (SNAPPs)

Identifiers

PMID34278535
PMCPMC8286942
OpenAlexW3183230136

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