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ReviewGels (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Polymeric Systems as Hydrogels and Membranes Containing Silver Nanoparticles for Biomedical and Food Applications: Recent Approaches and Perspectives.

Alexandra Nicolae-Maranciuc, Dan Chicea

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Review in Gels (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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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

20 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

2 authors.

Alexandra Nicolae-MaranciucResearch Center for Complex Physical Systems, Faculty of Sciences, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 550012 Sibiu, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0742-241X
Dan ChiceaResearch Center for Complex Physical Systems, Faculty of Sciences, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, 550012 Sibiu, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8074-9107

Funding

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Project financed by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu through the research grant LBUS-IRG-2024.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have garnered significant attention due to their potent antimicrobial properties and broad-spectrum efficacy against pathogens. Recent advances in polymer science have enabled the development of AgNPs-integrated hydrogels and membranes, offering multifunctional platforms for biomedical and food-related applications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent strategies for synthesizing and incorporating AgNPs into polymeric matrices, highlighting both natural and synthetic polymers as carriers. The structural and functional properties of these nanocomposite systems, such as biocompatibility, mechanical stability, controlled silver ion release, and antimicrobial activity, are critically examined. The focus is placed on their application in wound healing, drug delivery, food packaging, and preservation technologies. Challenges such as cytotoxicity, long-term stability, and regulatory concerns are discussed alongside emerging trends and safety paradigms. This work underscores the potential of AgNPs-polymer hybrids as next-generation materials and outlines future directions for their sustainable and targeted application in biomedical and food systems.

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antibacterial effectbiomedical applicationsfood packaginghydrogelsmembranesnatural polymerssilver nanoparticlessynthetic polymerstissue engineering

Identifiers

PMID41002474
PMCPMC12469904

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