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ReviewPolymers2023

Review on PLGA Polymer Based Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Properties and Their Application in Various Medical Conditions or Infections.

Ashok K Shakya, Mazen Al-Sulaibi, Rajashri R Naik, Hamdi Nsairat, Sara Suboh, Abdelrahman Abulaila

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Review in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
7.8field-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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 69 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ashok K ShakyaFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-2387-6940
Mazen Al-SulaibiFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Rajashri R NaikPharmacological and Diagnostic Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and Allied Medical Sciences, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Hamdi NsairatFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Sara SubohFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Abdelrahman AbulailaFaculty of Pharmacy, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman 19328, Jordan.
Al-Ahliyya Amman University · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The rise in the resistance to antibiotics is due to their inappropriate use and the use of a broad spectrum of antibiotics. This has also contributed to the development of multidrug-resistant microorganisms, and due to the unavailability of suitable new drugs for treatments, it is difficult to control. Hence, there is a need for the development of new novel, target-specific antimicrobials. Nanotechnology, involving the synthesis of nanoparticles, may be one of the best options, as it can be manipulated by using physicochemical properties to develop intelligent NPs with desired properties. NPs, because of their unique properties, can deliver drugs to specific targets and release them in a sustained fashion. The chance of developing resistance is very low. Polymeric nanoparticles are solid colloids synthesized using either natural or synthetic polymers. These polymers are used as carriers of drugs to deliver them to the targets. NPs, synthesized using poly-lactic acid (PLA) or the copolymer of lactic and glycolic acid (PLGA), are used in the delivery of controlled drug release, as they are biodegradable, biocompatible and have been approved by the USFDA. In this article, we will be reviewing the synthesis of PLGA-based nanoparticles encapsulated or loaded with antibiotics, natural products, or metal ions and their antibacterial potential in various medical applications.

Indexed as

antibacterialantibioticsbiomedical applicationmagnesiumnatural productPLGA

Identifiers

PMID37688223
PMCPMC10490122
OpenAlexW4386285219

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