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ArticleRoyal Society open science2023

The blending effect of natural polysaccharides with nano-zirconia towards the removal of fluoride and arsenate from water.

M Shanika Fernando, A K D V K Wimalasiri, Karolina Dziemidowicz, Gareth R Williams, K Rasika Koswattage, D P Dissanayake, K M Nalin De Silva, Rohini M De Silva

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Article in Royal Society open science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% 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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

M Shanika FernandoCentre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka.
A K D V K WimalasiriCentre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka.
Karolina DziemidowiczUCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WCIN 1AX, UK.
Gareth R WilliamsUCL School of Pharmacy, University College London, 29-39 Brunswick Square, London WCIN 1AX, UK.
K Rasika KoswattageFaculty of Technology, University of Sabaragamuwa, 70140 Belihuloya, Sri Lanka.
D P DissanayakeCentre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka.
K M Nalin De SilvaCentre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0003-3219-3233
Rohini M De SilvaCentre for Advanced Materials and Devices (CAMD), Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Colombo 00300, Sri Lanka.ORCID 0000-0003-0955-6366
University of Colombo · LKUniversity College London · GBSabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka · LK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nano-zirconia (ZO) was synthesized using a microwave-assisted one-pot precipitation route. Two biopolymers, chitosan (CTS) and carboxymethyl cellulose were blended with ZO at different w/w ratios. The formulation with 30% w/w chitosan (ZO-CTS) was found to give enhanced uptake of F

Indexed as

adsorptionarsenatechitosanfluoridezirconia

Identifiers

PMID36908995
PMCPMC9993049
OpenAlexW4323569031

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Registered trials

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