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Review3 Biotech2022

Natural protein-based electrospun nanofibers for advanced healthcare applications: progress and challenges.

Anushka Agarwal, Gyaneshwar K Rao, Sudip Majumder, Manish Shandilya, Varun Rawat, Roli Purwar, Monu Verma, Chandra Mohan Srivastava

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Review in 3 Biotech, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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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

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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Anushka AgarwalDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.
Gyaneshwar K RaoDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.
Sudip MajumderDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.
Manish ShandilyaDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.
Varun RawatDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.
Roli PurwarDepartment of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, New Delhi, Delhi 110042 India.
Monu VermaDepartment of Environmental Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130743 South Korea.
Chandra Mohan SrivastavaDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Forensic Science, Amity School of Applied Sciences, Amity University Haryana, Gurugram, 122413 India.ORCID 0000-0002-0655-9054

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Electrospinning is an electrostatic fiber fabrication technique that operates by the application of a strong electric field on polymer solution or melts. It is used to fabricate fibers whose size lies in the range of few microns to the nanometer range. Historic development of electrospinning has evinced attention due to its outstanding attributes such as small diameter, excellent pore inter-connectivity, high porosity, and high surface-to-volume ratio. This review aims to highlight the theory behind electrospinning and the machine setup with a detailed discussion about the processing parameters. It discusses the latest innovations in natural protein-based electrospun nanofibers for health care applications. Various plant- and animal-based proteins have been discussed with detailed sample preparation and corresponding processing parameters. The usage of these electrospun nanofibers in regenerative medicine and drug delivery has also been discussed. Some technical innovations in electrospinning techniques such as emulsion electrospinning and coaxial electrospinning have been highlighted. Coaxial electrospun core-shell nanofibers have the potential to be utilized as an advanced nano-architecture for sustained release targeted delivery as well as for regenerative medicine. Healthcare applications of nanofibers formed via emulsion and coaxial electrospinning have been discussed briefly. Electrospun nanofibers have still much scope for commercialization on large scale. Some of the available wound-dressing materials have been discussed in brief.

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ElectrospinningHealthcare applicationsNanocompositesNanofibersProteins

Identifiers

PMID35342680
PMCPMC8921418

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