Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
"Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate" 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.
A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses, for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D011102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.455.250.700.685 D02.241.081.069.800.700 D05.750.716.822.111.650.750 D05.750.741.685 D25.720.716.822.111.650.750 D25.720.741.685 J01.637.051.720.716.822.111.650.750 J01.637.051.720.741.685
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate- Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
- Methacrylate, Polyhydroxyethyl
- Hydroxymethacrylate Gel
- Gel, Hydroxymethacrylate
- Poly-Hema
- Poly Hema
- Polyglycol Methacrylate
- Methacrylate, Polyglycol
- Glycol Methacrylate Gel
- Gel, Glycol Methacrylate
- Methacrylate Gel, Glycol
- PHEMA
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