Polystyrenes

"Polystyrenes" 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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Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads.

Descriptor ID	D011137
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.426.559.389.150.750.800.830 D05.750.716.579 D25.720.716.579 J01.637.051.720.716.579
Concept/Terms	Polystyrenes Polystyrenes Polystyrene Polystyrol Polystyrols

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic [D02.455.426]
Hydrocarbons, Aromatic [D02.455.426.559]
Benzene Derivatives [D02.455.426.559.389]
Benzylidene Compounds [D02.455.426.559.389.150]
Styrenes [D02.455.426.559.389.150.750]
Styrene [D02.455.426.559.389.150.750.800]
Polystyrenes [D02.455.426.559.389.150.750.800.830]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Plastics [D05.750.716]
Polystyrenes [D05.750.716.579]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Polymers [D25.720]
Plastics [D25.720.716]
Polystyrenes [D25.720.716.579]
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]
Polystyrenes [J01.637.051.720.716.579]

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Bar chart showing 28 publications over 14 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2004 and 2011 and 2019

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	0	1
2004	3	1	4
2005	3	0	3
2007	0	1	1
2008	2	0	2
2009	1	0	1
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	3	4
2012	0	2	2
2013	0	1	1
2014	0	2	2
2019	2	2	4
2022	1	0	1
2025	1	0	1

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Li C, Ma C, Shang H, White JC, Cai Z, Hao Y, Xu X, Liang A, Jia W, Cao Y, Xue J, Han L, McClements DJ, Xing B. Polystyrene Nanoplastics Compromise the Nutritional Value of Radish (Raphanus sativus L.). Environ Sci Technol. 2025 May 20; 59(19):9730-9743.

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Su M, Sheng YJ, Chen YJ, Li T, Shi QX, Xiao H, Pu MQ, Bao H, Wan WM. Living Covalent-Anionic-Radical Polymerization via a Barbier Strategy. ACS Macro Lett. 2022 03 15; 11(3):354-361.

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Householder KT, Dharmaraj S, Sandberg DI, Wechsler-Reya RJ, Sirianni RW. Fate of nanoparticles in the central nervous system after intrathecal injection in healthy mice. Sci Rep. 2019 08 29; 9(1):12587.

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Muralidhara S, Malu K, Gaines P, Budhlall BM. Quantum dot encapsulated nanocolloidal bioconjugates function as bioprobes for in vitro intracellular imaging. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces. 2019 Oct 01; 182:110348.

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Zhao Y, Wang EY, Davenport LH, Liao Y, Yeager K, Vunjak-Novakovic G, Radisic M, Zhang B. A Multimaterial Microphysiological Platform Enabled by Rapid Casting of Elastic Microwires. Adv Healthc Mater. 2019 03; 8(5):e1801187.

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Higgins D, Urquhart H, Kelly S, Illingworth S, Perera N, Bastin B, Bird P, Agin MJ, Goins D, Chen Y, Salfinger Y, Brodsky M. Validation of Solus One Salmonella from Select Food Matrixes and Stainless-Steel and Plastic Environmental Surfaces. J AOAC Int. 2019 Jul 01; 102(4):1145-1161.

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Lietard J, Hassler MR, Fakhoury J, Damha MJ. An orthogonal photolabile linker for the complete "on-support" synthesis/fast deprotection/hybridization of RNA. Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Dec 11; 50(95):15063-6.

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Tang R, Moyano DF, Subramani C, Yan B, Jeoung E, Tonga GY, Duncan B, Yeh YC, Jiang Z, Kim C, Rotello VM. Rapid coating of surfaces with functionalized nanoparticles for regulation of cell behavior. Adv Mater. 2014 May 28; 26(20):3310-4.

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Fazly A, Jain C, Dehner AC, Issi L, Lilly EA, Ali A, Cao H, Fidel PL, Rao RP, Kaufman PD. Chemical screening identifies filastatin, a small molecule inhibitor of Candida albicans adhesion, morphogenesis, and pathogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Aug 13; 110(33):13594-9.

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Chhabra L, Spodick DH. Discordant U waves in the setting of hyperkalaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Jul 04; 2013.

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