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Stimulus Responsive Ocular Gentamycin-Ferrying Chitosan Nanoparticles Hydrogel: Formulation Optimization, Ocular Safety and Antibacterial Assessment [Retraction]

Authors Alruwaili NK, Zafar A, Imam SS , Alharbi KS , Alotaibi NH, Alshehri S , Alhakamy NA , Alzarea AI , Afzal M, Elmowafy M 

Received 20 March 2023

Accepted for publication 20 March 2023

Published 21 March 2023 Volume 2023:18 Pages 1363—1364

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S413304



Alruwaili NK, Zafar A, Imam SS, et al. Int J Nanomedicine. 2020;15:4717–4737.

The Editor and Publisher of International Journal of Nanomedicine wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised regarding the alleged duplication of isotonicity images in Figure 8. The corresponding author did cooperate with the investigation and images relating to the isontonicity study were provided. However, despite the authors’ assistance, it was still not clear how the images came to be duplicated, and, as we cannot verify the validity of the published work, we are therefore retracting the article. The authors have been informed and do not agree with this decision.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.

The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.


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