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ReviewPharmaceutics2022

PLGA-Based Nanomedicine: History of Advancement and Development in Clinical Applications of Multiple Diseases.

Hashem O Alsaab, Fatima D Alharbi, Alanoud S Alhibs, Nouf B Alanazi, Bayan Y Alshehri, Marwa A Saleh, Fahad S Alshehri, Majed A Algarni, Turki Almugaiteeb, Mohammad N Uddin and 1 more

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Review in Pharmaceutics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 126 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
126citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

126 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Exploring the pivotal role of hot melt extrusion technology in developing PLGA based novel drug delivery platforms for better therapeutic outcomes.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026
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  18. Iron-Based Nanoparticles as Delivery Tools.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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66 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

11 authors at 7 institutions in 3 countries.

Hashem O AlsaabDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-5448-1004
Fatima D AlharbiDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Alanoud S AlhibsDepartment of Pharmacy, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh 11564, Saudi Arabia.
Nouf B AlanaziDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Bayan Y AlshehriDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Marwa A SalehPharmaceutical Organic Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy (Girls), Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo 11754, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0003-0767-9864
Fahad S AlshehriDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 24382, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6966-0128
Majed A AlgarniDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-4192-1653
Turki AlmugaiteebTaqnia-Research Products Development Company, Riyadh 13244, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad N UddinCollege of Pharmacy, Mercer University, Atlanta, GA 31207, USA.
Rami M AlzhraniDepartment of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0003-0530-804X
King Saud University · SATaif University · SAAl-Azhar University · EGKing Fahd Medical City · SAMercer University · USSaudi Arabia Basic Industries (Saudi Arabia) · SAUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research on the use of biodegradable polymers for drug delivery has been ongoing since they were first used as bioresorbable surgical devices in the 1980s. For tissue engineering and drug delivery, biodegradable polymer poly-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) has shown enormous promise among all biomaterials. PLGA are a family of FDA-approved biodegradable polymers that are physically strong and highly biocompatible and have been extensively studied as delivery vehicles of drugs, proteins, and macromolecules such as DNA and RNA. PLGA has a wide range of erosion times and mechanical properties that can be modified. Many innovative platforms have been widely studied and created for the development of methods for the controlled delivery of PLGA. In this paper, the various manufacturing processes and characteristics that impact their breakdown and drug release are explored in depth. Besides different PLGA-based nanoparticles, preclinical and clinical applications for different diseases and the PLGA platform types and their scale-up issues will be discussed.

Indexed as

drug deliverynanomedicinenanotechnologyPLGApolymeric nanoparticlestheranostic

Identifiers

PMID36559223
PMCPMC9786338
OpenAlexW4311717363

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