"Polyvinyl Alcohol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A polymer prepared from polyvinyl acetates by replacement of the acetate groups with hydroxyl groups. It is used as a pharmaceutic aid and ophthalmic lubricant as well as in the manufacture of surface coatings artificial sponges, cosmetics, and other products.
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D011142
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.750 D02.455.326.271.884.533.532 D05.750.716.721.616 D25.720.716.721.616 J01.637.051.720.716.721.616
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyvinyl Alcohol" by people in Profiles.
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Goyal R, Tripathi SK, Vazquez E, Kumar P, Gupta KC. Biodegradable poly(vinyl alcohol)-polyethylenimine nanocomposites for enhanced gene expression in vitro and in vivo. Biomacromolecules. 2012 Jan 09; 13(1):73-83.
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Gonsalves CF, Brown DB. Chemoembolization of hepatic malignancy. Abdom Imaging. 2009 Sep-Oct; 34(5):557-65.
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Sullivan MM, Puolakkainen PA, Barker TH, Funk SE, Sage EH. Altered tissue repair in hevin-null mice: inhibition of fibroblast migration by a matricellular SPARC homolog. Wound Repair Regen. 2008 Mar-Apr; 16(2):310-9.
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Katta JK, Marcolongo M, Lowman A, Mansmann KA. Friction and wear behavior of poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) hydrogels for articular cartilage replacement. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2007 Nov; 83(2):471-9.
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Järveläinen H, Puolakkainen P, Pakkanen S, Brown EL, Höök M, Iozzo RV, Sage EH, Wight TN. A role for decorin in cutaneous wound healing and angiogenesis. Wound Repair Regen. 2006 Jul-Aug; 14(4):443-52.
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Brown DB, Pilgram TK, Darcy MD, Fundakowski CE, Lisker-Melman M, Chapman WC, Crippin JS. Hepatic arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma: comparison of survival rates with different embolic agents. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2005 Dec; 16(12):1661-6.
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McDowell CL, Carver RT, Papoutsakis ET. Effects of methocel A15LV, polyethylene glycol, and polyvinyl alcohol on CD13 and CD33 receptor surface content and metabolism of HL60 cells cultured in stirred tank bioreactors. Biotechnol Bioeng. 1998 Oct 20; 60(2):251-8.
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Michaels JD, Papoutsakis ET. Polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol as protectants against fluid-mechanical injury of freely-suspended animal cells (CRL 8018). J Biotechnol. 1991 Jul; 19(2-3):241-57.