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ReviewBiomedicines2021

Hydrogels: 3D Drug Delivery Systems for Nanoparticles and Extracellular Vesicles.

Yashna Chabria, Garry P Duffy, Aoife J Lowery, Róisín M Dwyer

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Review in Biomedicines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing 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

28 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

4 authors.

Yashna ChabriaDiscipline of Surgery, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 V4AY Galway, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0001-6710-1824
Garry P DuffyCÚRAM, The SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 W2TY Galway, Ireland.
Aoife J LoweryDiscipline of Surgery, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 V4AY Galway, Ireland.
Róisín M DwyerDiscipline of Surgery, Lambe Institute for Translational Research, National University of Ireland Galway, H91 V4AY Galway, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-5854-0339

Funding

Science Foundation Ireland and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry and Medicine 18/EPSRC-CDT/3583 and EP/S02347X/1Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) 13/RC/2073_2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synthetic and naturally occurring nano-sized particles present versatile vehicles for the delivery of therapy in a range of clinical settings. Their small size and modifiable physicochemical properties support refinement of targeting capabilities, immune response, and therapeutic cargo, but rapid clearance from the body and limited efficacy remain a major challenge. This highlights the need for a local sustained delivery system for nanoparticles (NPs) and extracellular vesicles (EVs) at the target site that will ensure prolonged exposure, maximum efficacy and dose, and minimal toxicity. Biocompatible hydrogels loaded with therapeutic NPs/EVs hold immense promise as cell-free sustained and targeted delivery systems in a range of disease settings. These bioscaffolds ensure retention of the nano-sized particles at the target site and can also act as controlled release systems for therapeutics over a prolonged period of time. The encapsulation of stimuli sensitive components into hydrogels supports the release of the content on-demand. In this review, we highlight the prospect of the sustained and prolonged delivery of these nano-sized therapeutic entities from hydrogels for broad applications spanning tissue regeneration and cancer treatment. Further understanding of the parameters controlling the release rate of these particles and efficient transfer of cargo to target cells will be fundamental to success.

Indexed as

biocompatiblebioscaffoldscancerextracellular vesicleshydrogelsnanoparticlestissue regeneration

Identifiers

PMID34829923
PMCPMC8615452

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