"Siloxanes" 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.
Silicon polymers that contain alternate silicon and oxygen atoms in linear or cyclic molecular structures.
| Descriptor ID |
D012833
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.837.800 D02.715.650 D05.750.900 D25.720.900 J01.637.051.720.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Siloxanes- Siloxanes
- Siloxane
- Polysiloxane
- Polysiloxanes
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Siloxanes" by people in Profiles.
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Xue L, Zhao G, Gong N, Han X, Shepherd SJ, Xiong X, Xiao Z, Palanki R, Xu J, Swingle KL, Warzecha CC, El-Mayta R, Chowdhary V, Yoon IC, Xu J, Cui J, Shi Y, Alameh MG, Wang K, Wang L, Pochan DJ, Weissman D, Vaughan AE, Wilson JM, Mitchell MJ. Combinatorial design of siloxane-incorporated lipid nanoparticles augments intracellular processing for tissue-specific mRNA therapeutic delivery. Nat Nanotechnol. 2025 Jan; 20(1):132-143.
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Wu Y, Johnston MV. Aerosol Formation from OH Oxidation of the Volatile Cyclic Methyl Siloxane (cVMS) Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane. Environ Sci Technol. 2017 04 18; 51(8):4445-4451.
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Wu Y, Johnston MV. Molecular Characterization of Secondary Aerosol from Oxidation of Cyclic Methylsiloxanes. J Am Soc Mass Spectrom. 2016 Mar; 27(3):402-9.
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Bzdek BR, Horan AJ, Pennington MR, Janechek NJ, Baek J, Stanier CO, Johnston MV. Silicon is a frequent component of atmospheric nanoparticles. Environ Sci Technol. 2014 Oct 07; 48(19):11137-45.
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Shapiro IM, Hickok NJ, Parvizi J, Stewart S, Schaer TP. Molecular engineering of an orthopaedic implant: from bench to bedside. Eur Cell Mater. 2012 May 24; 23:362-70.
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Murray TR, Marshall BE, Macarak EJ. Contraction of vascular smooth muscle in cell culture. J Cell Physiol. 1990 Apr; 143(1):26-38.