"Polyethylenes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Synthetic thermoplastics that are tough, flexible, inert, and resistant to chemicals and electrical current. They are often used as biocompatible materials for prostheses and implants.
| Descriptor ID |
D011095
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.665.550 D05.750.716.507 D25.720.716.507 J01.637.051.720.716.507
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyethylenes- Polyethylenes
- Ethene Homopolymers
- Homopolymers, Ethene
- Ethylene Polymers
- Polymers, Ethylene
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyethylenes" by people in Profiles.
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Wear Characteristics of Conventional Ultrahigh-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Versus Highly Cross-Linked Polyethylene in Total Ankle Arthroplasty. Foot Ankle Int. 2018 11; 39(11):1335-1344.
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Cost-Effectiveness of a Nonpharmacological Intervention in Pediatric Burn Care. Value Health. 2015 Jul; 18(5):631-7.
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The 2012 John Charnley Award: Clinical multicenter studies of the wear performance of highly crosslinked remelted polyethylene in THA. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2013 Feb; 471(2):393-402.
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PEG-b-PPS-b-PEI micelles and PEG-b-PPS/PEG-b-PPS-b-PEI mixed micelles as non-viral vectors for plasmid DNA: tumor immunotoxicity in B16F10 melanoma. Biomaterials. 2011 Dec; 32(36):9839-47.
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Simple method for securing a decompression tube for odontogenic cysts and tumors: a technical note. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2011 Sep; 69(9):2392-5.
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Reassessment of computerized wear measurement for total hip arthroplasty with correction for projectional image distortion: a brief follow-up report. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2010 Aug 04; 92(9):1858-67.
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Re: "long-term follow-up of porous polyethylene spherical implants after enucleation and evisceration". Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Nov-Dec; 23(6):500; author reply 501.
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The brain tissue response to biodegradable poly(methylidene malonate 2.1.2)-based microspheres in the rat. Biomaterials. 2006 Oct; 27(28):4963-74.
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Simultaneous bilateral total hip arthroplasty with a cementless femoral stem. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2005 Apr; 34(4):177-82.
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Development of novel 5-FU-loaded poly(methylidene malonate 2.1.2)-based microspheres for the treatment of brain cancers. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2004 Mar; 57(2):189-97.