"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 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Siloxanes" by people in Profiles.
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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 Apr 18; 51(8):4445-4451.
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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; 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.