"Plastics" 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.
Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D010969
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.716 D25.720.716 J01.637.051.720.716
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Plastics" by people in Profiles.
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Characterization of a high-energy in-line phase contrast tomosynthesis prototype. Med Phys. 2015 May; 42(5):2404-20.
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Pancreatic and biliary stents. Gastrointest Endosc. 2013 Mar; 77(3):319-27.
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Mouse urine collection using clear plastic wrap. Lab Anim. 1999 Jan; 33(1):83-6.
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Binding of taxol to plastic and glass containers and protein under in vitro conditions. J Pharm Sci. 1996 Jan; 85(1):29-31.
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The effects of scaling titanium implant surfaces with metal and plastic instruments on cell attachment. J Periodontol. 1990 Aug; 61(8):491-6.