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ReviewBioelectricity2020

Electroconductive Nanobiomaterials for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

Ebrahim Mostafavi, David Medina-Cruz, Katayoon Kalantari, Ada Taymoori, Pooneh Soltantabar, Thomas J Webster

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Review in Bioelectricity, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 84 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Special Issue: "Application of Nanotechnology in Regenerative Medicine".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  11. [A dual-crosslinked injectable hydrogel derived from muscular decellularized matrix promoting myoblasts proliferation and myogenic differentiation].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 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.

Ebrahim MostafaviDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
David Medina-CruzDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Katayoon KalantariDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Ada TaymooriDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Pooneh SoltantabarDepartment of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA.
Thomas J WebsterDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Northeastern University · USThe University of Texas at Dallas · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regenerative medicine aims to engineer tissue constructs that can recapitulate the functional and structural properties of native organs. Most novel regenerative therapies are based on the recreation of a three-dimensional environment that can provide essential guidance for cell organization, survival, and function, which leads to adequate tissue growth. The primary motivation in the use of conductive nanomaterials in tissue engineering has been to develop biomimetic scaffolds to recapitulate the electrical properties of the natural extracellular matrix, something often overlooked in numerous tissue engineering materials to date. In this review article, we focus on the use of electroconductive nanobiomaterials for different biomedical applications, particularly, very recent advancements for cardiovascular, neural, bone, and muscle tissue regeneration. Moreover, this review highlights how electroconductive nanobiomaterials can facilitate cell to cell crosstalk (i.e., for cell growth, migration, proliferation, and differentiation) in different tissues. Thoughts on what the field needs for future growth are also provided.

Indexed as

biomaterialsbonecardiacelectroconductiveextracellular matrixnanomaterialsnanomedicinenerveregenerative medicinetendontissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID34471843
PMCPMC8370325
OpenAlexW3037895551

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Registered trials

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