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ReviewPlatelets2022

Bioinspired artificial platelets: past, present and future.

Norman F Luc, Nathan Rohner, Aditya Girish, Ujjal Didar Singh Sekhon, Matthew D Neal, Anirban Sen Gupta

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In one paragraph

Review in Platelets, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. ENGINEERED INTRAVENOUS THERAPIES FOR TRAUMA.Current opinion in biomedical engineering · 2023
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  13. [Role and prospect of regenerative medicine in early treatment of combat trauma].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2023
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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 1 country.

Norman F LucDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Nathan RohnerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Aditya GirishDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Ujjal Didar Singh SekhonDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Matthew D NealUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Trauma Research Center, Department of Surgery, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Anirban Sen GuptaDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5773-0667
Case Western Reserve University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Heteromutivalent Peptide-Lipid Nanoconstructs as Artificial Platelet AnaloguesR01HL121212 · NHLBI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI SEN GUPTA, ANIRBAN · 2014 to 2024
$4.1M
Mechanistic Elucidation and Targeted Therapy of Platelet Dysfunction After TraumaR35GM119526 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI NEAL, MATTHEW D · 2016 to 2025
$3.9M
Platelet-inspired Delivery System for Targeted Thrombolytic TherapyR01HL129179 · NHLBI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI SEN GUPTA, ANIRBAN · 2015 to 2018
$1.8M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL121212NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL129179NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119526
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Platelets are anucleate blood cells produced from megakaryocytes predominantly in the bone marrow and released into blood circulation at a healthy count of 150,000-400,00 per μL and circulation lifespan of 7-9 days. Platelets are the first responders at the site of vascular injury and bleeding, and participate in clot formation via injury site-specific primary mechanisms of adhesion, activation and aggregation to form a platelet plug, as well as secondary mechanisms of augmenting coagulation via thrombin amplification and fibrin generation. Platelets also secrete various granule contents that enhance these mechanisms for clot growth and stability. The resultant clot seals the injury site to stanch bleeding, a process termed as hemostasis. Due to this critical role, a reduction in platelet count or dysregulation in platelet function is associated with bleeding risks and hemorrhagic complications. These scenarios are often treated by prophylactic or emergency transfusion of platelets. However, platelet transfusions face significant challenges due to limited donor availability, difficult portability and storage, high bacterial contamination risks, and very short shelf life (~5-7 days). These are currently being addressed by a robust volume of research involving reduced temperature storage and pathogen reduction processes on donor platelets to improve shelf-life and reduce contamination, as well as bioreactor-based approaches to generate donor-independent platelets from stem cells in vitro. In parallel, a complementary research field has emerged that involves the design of

Indexed as

Blood PlateletsHumansPlatelet TransfusionArtificial PlateletsBioinspiredHaemostasisPlateletsTransfusion

Identifiers

PMID34455908
PMCPMC8795470
OpenAlexW3197674139

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