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ReviewMicromachines2022

Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies for Microgravity Simulation and Space Applications.

Aditya Vashi, Kamalalayam Rajan Sreejith, Nam-Trung Nguyen

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Review in Micromachines, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 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

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

11 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

3 authors.

Aditya VashiQueensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.
Kamalalayam Rajan SreejithQueensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-4901-2550
Nam-Trung NguyenQueensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3626-5361

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gravity plays an important role in the development of life on earth. The effect of gravity on living organisms can be investigated by controlling the magnitude of gravity. Most reduced gravity experiments are conducted on the Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) in the International Space Station (ISS). However, running experiments in ISS face challenges such as high cost, extreme condition, lack of direct accessibility, and long waiting period. Therefore, researchers have developed various ground-based devices and methods to perform reduced gravity experiments. However, the advantage of space conditions for developing new drugs, vaccines, and chemical applications requires more attention and new research. Advancements in conventional methods and the development of new methods are necessary to fulfil these demands. The advantages of Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices make them an attractive option for simulating microgravity. This paper briefly reviews the advancement of LOC technologies for simulating microgravity in an earth-based laboratory.

Indexed as

acoustic levitationclinostatsCubeSatdiamagnetic levitationLab-on-a-Chip (LOC)levitationmicrogravity simulationrandom position machine (RPM)rotating wall vessel (RWV)space application

Identifiers

PMID36677176
PMCPMC9864955

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