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ReviewPolymers2025

Chitosan-Based Materials as Effective Materials to Remove Pollutants.

Anathi Dambuza, Pennie P Mokolokolo, Mamookho E Makhatha, Motshabi A Sibeko

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In one paragraph

Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing 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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Pharmacological and Biological Efficacy of Chitosan-Based Materials.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. Chitosan-silver nanocomposites: promising alternatives for combating azole-resistantFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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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

4 authors.

Anathi DambuzaDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus), Kestell Road, QwaQwa, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-0698-2570
Pennie P MokolokoloDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus), Kestell Road, QwaQwa, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8736-0177
Mamookho E MakhathaDepartment of Metallurgy, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein Campus, 55 Beit St, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.
Motshabi A SibekoDepartment of Chemistry, University of the Free State (QwaQwa Campus), Kestell Road, QwaQwa, Phuthaditjhaba 9866, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0003-2409-8607

Funding

National Research Foundation (Sasol Foundation) PMDS240613227379
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chitosan is a natural polymer derived from chitin through the deacetylation process. It has emerged as a key ingredient in sustainable wastewater treatment, due to its biodegradability, non-toxicity, and low cost. This biopolymer possesses abundant functional groups, such as -NH

Indexed as

adsorptionchitosandyesheavy metalspollutants

Identifiers

PMID41012211
PMCPMC12473601

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