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ReviewPolymers2022

Electrospun-Based Membranes as a Key Tool to Prevent Respiratory Infections.

Sara F C Guerreiro, Carolina A M Ferreira, Joana F A Valente, Tatiana M F Patrício, Nuno M F Alves, Juliana R Dias

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Review in Polymers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 44% 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

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Silver and Antimicrobial Polymer Nanocomplexes to Enhance Biocidal Effects.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Sara F C GuerreiroCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6652-2376
Carolina A M FerreiraCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6838-3744
Joana F A ValenteCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2408-9762
Tatiana M F PatrícioCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-0672-9014
Nuno M F AlvesCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5016-0868
Juliana R DiasCentre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development (CDRSP), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2030-028 Marinha Grande, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-7079-1069
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria · PT

Funding

Agência Nacional de Inovação PAMI-ROTEIRO/0328/2013 (Nº 022158), MATIS (CENTRO-01-0145-FEDER-000014-3362), SpinningTNT (POCI-01-02B7-FEDER-069285)Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) UIDB/04044/2020, UIDP/04044/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of electrospun meshes has been proposed as highly efficient protective equipment to prevent respiratory infections. Those infections can result from the activity of micro-organisms and other small dust particles, such as those resulting from air pollution, that impair the respiratory tract, induce cellular damage and compromise breathing capacity. Therefore, electrospun meshes can contribute to promoting air-breathing quality and controlling the spread of such epidemic-disrupting agents due to their intrinsic characteristics, namely, low pore size, and high porosity and surface area. In this review, the mechanisms behind the pathogenesis of several stressors of the respiratory system are covered as well as the strategies adopted to inhibit their action. The main goal is to discuss the performance of antimicrobial electrospun nanofibers by comparing the results already reported in the literature. Further, the main aspects of the certification of filtering systems are highlighted, and the expected technology developments in the industry are also discussed.

Indexed as

antimicrobial materialsbioactive materialselectrospun meshesface mask filtersrespiratory disease

Identifiers

PMID36145931
PMCPMC9504510
OpenAlexW4296588500

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Registered trials

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