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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2025

Biomaterial-based drug delivery systems in the treatment of inner ear disorders.

Hong Cheng, Bin Zhang, Pei Jiang, Menghui Liao, Xin Gao, Dongyu Xu, Yusong Wang, Yangnan Hu, Huan Wang, Tingting Liu and 1 more

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. The Gut-Ear Axis: From Dysbiosis to Auditory and Vestibular Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hong Cheng *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Bin Zhang *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Pei Jiang *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Menghui Liao *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Xin GaoDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Dongyu XuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Yusong WangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China.
Yangnan Hu *Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China. yangnanhu@163.com.
Huan WangThe Eighth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Shenzhen, 518033, China. wangh679@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Tingting LiuDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China. tingtingliu@seu.edu.cn.
Renjie ChaiDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Digital Medical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Advanced Institute for Life and Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China. renjiec@seu.edu.cn.

Funding

China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talent BX20230070China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M740606Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Sun Yat-sen University 23qnpy153Futian Healthcare Research Project FTWS2022013 and FTWS2023080Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation 2023A1515011986Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent 2023ZB597Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Youth Fund BK20240110National Key R&D Program of China 2021YFA1101300, 2021YFA1101800, 2020YFA0112503National Natural Science Foundation of China 22302231National Natural Science Foundation of China 82330033, 82030029, 81970882, 92149304National Natural Science Foundation of China 82371167Open Project Fund of Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences YKY-KF202201SEU Innovation Capability Enhancement Plan for Doctoral Students CXJH_SEU 24214SEU Innovation Capability Enhancement Plan for Doctoral Students CXJH_SEU 25213
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inner ear disorders are among the predominant etiology of hearing loss. The blood-labyrinth barrier limits the ability of drugs to attain pharmacologically effective concentrations within the inner ear; consequently, delivering drugs systemically is insufficient for effectively treating inner ear disorders. Hence, it is imperative to create efficient, minimal or non-invasive methods for administering drugs to the inner ear. However, the development of such a system is hindered by three main factors: anatomical unavailability, the lack of sustained drug delivery, and individual variability. Advances in biomaterials technology have created new opportunities for overcoming existing barriers, offering great hope for the effective treatment of inner ear disorders. Hydrogel- and nanoparticle-based drug delivery systems can carry drugs to targeted designated anatomical locations in the inner ear for long-term, sustained release. Furthermore, a range of devices, including microneedles, micropumps, and cochlear implants, when paired with biomaterials, enhance the delivery of drugs to the inner ear, making the treatment of inner ear disorders more effective. Therefore, biomaterial-based drug delivery systems offer the possibility for extensive clinical uses and promise to restore hearing to millions of patients with inner ear disorders.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsDrug Delivery SystemsLabyrinth DiseasesAnimalsEar, InnerHumansHydrogelsNanoparticlesBiocompatible MaterialsHydrogelsBiomaterialsDrug deliveryHearing lossInner ear disorders

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PMID40247337
PMCPMC12004832

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