Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39020036›Full record

ArticleNature2024

Mechanical release of homogenous proteins from supramolecular gels.

Simona Bianco, Muhammad Hasan, Ashfaq Ahmad, Sarah-Jane Richards, Bart Dietrich, Matthew Wallace, Qiao Tang, Andrew J Smith, Matthew I Gibson, Dave J Adams

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Article in Nature, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 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

25 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

10 authors.

Simona Bianco *Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5305-8546
Muhammad Hasan *Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Ashfaq AhmadDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Sarah-Jane RichardsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Bart DietrichDepartment of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4544-4604
Matthew WallaceSchool of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-5751-1827
Qiao TangDepartment of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Andrew J SmithDiamond Light Source Ltd, Diamond House, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3745-7082
Matthew I GibsonDivision of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK. matt.gibson@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8297-1278
Dave J AdamsDepartment of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. dave.adams@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-3176-1350

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A long-standing challenge is how to formulate proteins and vaccines to retain function during storage and transport and to remove the burdens of cold-chain management. Any solution must be practical to use, with the protein being released or applied using clinically relevant triggers. Advanced biologic therapies are distributed cold, using substantial energy, limiting equitable distribution in low-resource countries and placing responsibility on the user for correct storage and handling. Cold-chain management is the best solution at present for protein transport but requires substantial infrastructure and energy. For example, in research laboratories, a single freezer at -80 °C consumes as much energy per day as a small household

Indexed as

Drug StorageHydrogelsProtein DenaturationProteinsProtein StabilitySyringesExcipientsFreeze DryingFreezingHumansPapillomavirus VaccinesRefrigerationTrehaloseExcipientsHydrogelsPapillomavirus VaccinesProteinsTrehalose

Identifiers

PMID39020036
PMCPMC11254749

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