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ArticleRSC advances2025

Taylor dispersion analysis and release studies of β-carotene-loaded PLGA nanoparticles and liposomes in simulated gastrointestinal fluids.

Roman M Fortunatus, Sandor Balog, Flávia Sousa, Dimitri Vanhecke, Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser, Patricia Taladriz-Blanco, Alke Petri-Fink

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Article in RSC advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 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

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Roman M FortunatusAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9674-1772
Sandor BalogAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-9845
Flávia SousaAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6587-6175
Dimitri VanheckeAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0204-0471
Barbara Rothen-RutishauserAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-9366
Patricia Taladriz-BlancoAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2469-9704
Alke Petri-FinkAdolphe Merkle Institute, University of Fribourg 1700 Fribourg Switzerland alke.fink@unifr.ch patricia.taladrizblanco@unifr.ch.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-7849

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

β-Carotene (βC), a natural carotenoid, is the most important and effective vitamin A precursor, known also for its antioxidant properties. However, its poor water solubility, chemical instability, and low bioavailability limit its effectiveness as an orally delivered functional nutrient. Nanoparticle encapsulation improves βC's bioaccessibility by enhancing its stability and solubility. This study compares two formulations,

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PMID39807192
PMCPMC11727072

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