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ReviewScars, burns & healing

Principles and clinical applications of transcutaneous laser-assisted drug delivery: A narrative review.

Baoyi Liu, Rajiv Sood, Fuyang Wang, Feng Zhang, Lu Sun, Xing Qiu, Dewei Zhao, William Charles Lineaweaver

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

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Laser-Driven microjet via metal foil ablation.Lasers in medical science · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Baoyi LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Rajiv SoodBurn and Reconstruction Centers of America Augusta, Augusta, GA, USA.
Fuyang WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9773-8666
Feng ZhangBurn and Reconstruction Centers of America Augusta, Augusta, GA, USA.
Lu SunDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Xing QiuDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
Dewei ZhaoDepartment of Orthopedics, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
William Charles LineaweaverBurn and Reconstruction Centers of America Augusta, Augusta, GA, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Transcutaneous laser-assisted drug delivery (LADD) is recognized as a developing therapy for skin disorders. Method: Current literature was reviewed to summarize current applications for LADD. Discussion: 12 clinical applications for this therapy are currently reported. Conclusion: LADD has potential for wide application in skin disorder treatment. Lay Summary: Laser assisted drug delivery improves drug bioavailability for treatment of skin disorders. This technique is being assessed clinically in disorders ranging from skin cancers to alopecia.

Indexed as

dot array laserdrug transdermal absorptionlaser-assisted drug deliverytraditional lasertransdermal absorption of macromoleculesTransdermal drug delivery

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PMID38505821
PMCPMC10949547

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