Plastics

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.716 D25.720.716 J01.637.051.720.716
Concept/Terms	Plastics Plastics Plastic

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Plastics [D05.750.716]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Polymers [D25.720]
Plastics [D25.720.716]
Technology, Industry, Agriculture [J]
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture [J01]
Manufactured Materials [J01.637]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [J01.637.051]
Polymers [J01.637.051.720]
Plastics [J01.637.051.720.716]

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Bar chart showing 15 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	0	1	1
2005	0	1	1
2006	0	1	1
2007	0	1	1
2012	1	0	1
2016	1	0	1
2018	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	0	1	1
2022	2	2	4
2025	1	0	1

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Kamal F, Khan MA, Lee-Smith W, Sharma S, Acharya A, Farooq U, Gangwani MK, Saeed A, Aziz M, Hayat U, Saleem N, Kumar A, Schlachterman A, Kowalski T. EUS-guided Drainage of Pancreatic Fluid Collections Using Lumen Apposing Metal Stents With or Without Coaxial Plastic Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Clin Gastroenterol. 2025 01 01; 59(1):47-53.

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Cholewinski A, Dadzie E, Sherlock C, Anderson WA, Charles TC, Habib K, Young SB, Zhao B. A critical review of microplastic degradation and material flow analysis towards a circular economy. Environ Pollut. 2022 Dec 15; 315:120334.

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Kwan S, Santoro A, Cheesman Q, Matzon J, Wang M, Beredjiklian P, Rivlin M. Efficacy of Waterproof Cast Protectors and Their Ability to Keep Casts Dry. J Hand Surg Am. 2023 08; 48(8):803-809.

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Mitzscherling J, MacLean J, Lipus D, Bartholom?us A, Mangelsdorf K, Lipski A, Roddatis V, Liebner S, Wagner D. Paenalcaligenes niemegkensis sp. nov., a novel species of the family Alcaligenaceae isolated from plastic waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2022 Apr; 71(4).

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Mitzscherling J, MacLean J, Lipus D, Bartholom?us A, Mangelsdorf K, Lipski A, Roddatis V, Liebner S, Wagner D. Nocardioides alcanivorans sp. nov., a novel hexadecane-degrading species isolated from plastic waste. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol. 2022 Apr; 72(4).

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Bello NR, Nelson LB, Gunton KB. Practice Patterns of Pediatric Ophthalmologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2022 May-Jun; 59(3):145-150.

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Park EA, LaMattina KC. Economic and Environmental Impact of Single-use Plastics at a Large Ophthalmology Outpatient Service. J Glaucoma. 2020 12; 29(12):1179-1183.

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Nguyen AX, Gervasio KA, Wu AY. Reply re: "COVID-19 Recommendations From Ophthalmic and Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Societies Worldwide". Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2020 Nov/Dec; 36(6):624-625.

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Yang J, Chen YI, Friedland S, Holmes I, Paiji C, Law R, Hosmer A, Stevens T, Matheus F, Pawa R, Mathur N, Sejpal D, Inamdar S, Berzin TM, DiMaio CJ, Gupta S, Yachimski PS, Anderloni A, Repici A, James T, Jamil LH, Ona M, Lo SK, Gaddam S, Dollhopf M, Alammar N, Shieh E, Bukhari M, Kumbhari V, Singh V, Brewer O, Sanaei O, Fayad L, Ngamruengphong S, Shin EJ, Baron TH, Khashab MA. Lumen-apposing stents versus plastic stents in the management of pancreatic pseudocysts: a large, comparative, international, multicenter study. Endoscopy. 2019 11; 51(11):1035-1043.

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Siddiqui AA, Kowalski TE, Loren DE, Khalid A, Soomro A, Mazhar SM, Isby L, Kahaleh M, Karia K, Yoo J, Ofosu A, Ng B, Sharaiha RZ. Fully covered self-expanding metal stents versus lumen-apposing fully covered self-expanding metal stent versus plastic stents for endoscopic drainage of pancreatic walled-off necrosis: clinical outcomes and success. Gastrointest Endosc. 2017 Apr; 85(4):758-765.

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