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ReviewApplied nanoscience2022

Therapeutic significance of nano- and biosensor technology in combating SARS-CoV-2: a review.

Rameesha Abid, Muhammad Khurram Shahzad, Samra Muhammad Sulaman, Muhammad Faheem, Muhammad Naeem, Raees Khan, Atif Ali Khan Khalil, Adnan Haider, Bilal Ahmad, Rukhsana Gul and 2 more

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Review in Applied nanoscience, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

12 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Rameesha AbidDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab Pakistan.
Muhammad Khurram ShahzadDepartment of Biological Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, 44000 Pakistan.
Samra Muhammad SulamanDepartment of Biotechnology, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab Pakistan.
Muhammad FaheemDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Muhammad NaeemDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Raees KhanDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Atif Ali Khan KhalilDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Adnan HaiderDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
Bilal AhmadCollege of Biology, Hunan University, Changsha, Hunan 410082 People's Republic of China.
Rukhsana GulDepartment of Chemistry, Kohat University of Science and Technology, Kohat, KPK Pakistan.
Nausheen BukhariMohammad College of Medicine, Budni Road, Yaseen Abad, Peshawar, KPK Pakistan.
Syed Babar JamalDepartment of Biological Sciences, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0001-6916-7376
National University of Medical Sciences · PKHunan University · CNInternational Islamic University, Islamabad · PKKohat University of Science and Technology · PKUniversity of Gujrat · PKUniversity of Management and Technology · PKUniversity of Peshawar · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diagnosis of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has gained the spotlight of the world's scientific community since December 2019 and it remains an important issue due to the emergence of novel variants around the globe. Early diagnosis of coronavirus is captious to prevent and hard to control. This pandemic can be eradicated by implementing suppressing strategies which can lead to better outcomes and more lives being saved. Therefore, the analysis showed that COVID-19 can only be managed by adopting public health measures, such as testing, isolation and social distancing. Much work has been done to diagnose coronavirus. Various testing technologies have been developed, opted and modified for rapid and accurate detection. The advanced molecular diagnosis relies on the detection of SARS-CoV-2 as it has been considered the main causative agent of this pandemic. Studies have shown that several molecular tests are considered essential for the confirmation of coronavirus infection. Various serology-based tests are also used in the detection and diagnosis of coronavirus including point-of-care assays and high-throughput enzyme immunoassays that aid in the diagnosis of COVID-19. Both these assays are time-consuming and have less diagnostic accuracy. Nanotechnology has the potential to develop new strategies to combat COVID-19 by developing diagnostics and therapeutics. In this review, we have focused on the nanotechnology-based detection techniques including nanoparticles and biosensors to obstruct the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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BiosensorsCOVID-19Molecular diagnosisNanotechnologySARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID35677529
PMCPMC9162894
OpenAlexW4281688901

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