Polyethylene Glycols

"Polyethylene Glycols" 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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Polymers of ETHYLENE OXIDE and water, and their ethers. They vary in consistency from liquid to solid depending on the molecular weight indicated by a number following the name. They are used as SURFACTANTS, dispersing agents, solvents, ointment and suppository bases, vehicles, and tablet excipients. Some specific groups are NONOXYNOLS, OCTOXYNOLS, and POLOXAMERS.

Descriptor ID	D011092
MeSH Number(s)	D02.033.455.250.700 D05.750.741 D25.720.741 J01.637.051.720.741
Concept/Terms	Polyethylene Glycols Polyethylene Glycols Macrogols Macrogol Polyethylene Glycol Glycol, Polyethylene Glycols, Polyethylene Polyethylene Oxide Oxide, Polyethylene Oxides, Polyethylene Polyethylene Oxides Polyethyleneoxide Polyethyleneoxides Polyoxyethylenes Polyoxyethylene Tritons

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Polyethylene Glycols".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Alcohols [D02.033]
Glycols [D02.033.455]
Ethylene Glycols [D02.033.455.250]
Polyethylene Glycols [D02.033.455.250.700]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Polyethylene Glycols [D05.750.741]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Polymers [D25.720]
Polyethylene Glycols [D25.720.741]
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]
Polyethylene Glycols [J01.637.051.720.741]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Polyethylene Glycols".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Polyethylene Glycols".

Polyethylene Glycols
Cetomacrogol
Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate
Nonoxynol
Octoxynol
Poloxalene
Poloxamer
Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
Polysorbates

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Bar chart showing 144 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2008

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1997	1	0	1
1998	0	1	1
1999	0	1	1
2000	1	0	1
2001	2	2	4
2002	1	1	2
2003	0	2	2
2004	4	1	5
2005	1	2	3
2006	3	0	3
2007	3	1	4
2008	5	7	12
2009	2	2	4
2010	3	8	11
2011	10	1	11
2012	7	4	11
2013	2	5	7
2014	4	2	6
2015	5	3	8
2016	0	1	1
2017	2	2	4
2018	7	1	8
2019	4	3	7
2020	0	4	4
2021	1	4	5
2022	1	4	5
2023	1	4	5
2025	1	2	3
2026	1	2	3

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Richbourg NR, Rampal A, Lorenzana A, Flechas-Beltran JF, Peyton SR. The Intersecting Physical Mechanisms That Regulate Cell Viability in 3D Synthetic Hydrogels. Adv Mater. 2026 Apr; 38(19):e21245.

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Furrukh AJ, Challagonda J, Barron S, Tran PC, Sidhu SK, Wong A, Rothkopf D. Safety and Efficacy of the Avanti Polyetheretherketone Fixation System for Distal Radius Fractures. Ann Plast Surg. 2026 May 01; 96(Suppl 5):S365-S369.

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Gottimukkala KSV, Lane DD, Cunningham R, Malik HS, Jwa Y, Cassidy ME, Castelli JMP, Enstrom MR, Poljakov K, Gastelum G, Ho SH, Tassa C, Adair JE. CRISPR-AuNP: physicochemical optimization of a gold nanoparticle platform for cost-effective and modular non-viral gene editing in HSPCs. Gene Ther. 2026 03; 33(2):188-202.

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Khanani AM, Danzig CJ, Heier JS, Jaffe GJ, Kaiser PK, Lally DR, Patel SS, Vajzovic L, Weng CY, Patel H, Clark J, Desai D, Luo D, Henry E, Holz FG. Avacincaptad Pegol for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Two-Year Efficacy and Safety Results from the GATHER2 Phase 3 Trial. Ophthalmology. 2026 04; 133(4):451-465.

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Babayemi OH, Fotso C, Chaudhuri S, Sablatura LK, Baker C, Velasquez FC, Morton J, Sevick-Muraca E, Sirianni RW. Nanoparticle distribution in the central nervous system following intrathecal administration: A multi-modal analysis of lumbar versus cisterna magna routes. Nanomedicine. 2026 01; 71:102877.

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Vadovics M, Zhao W, Daley EF, Lam K, Daly O, Rashid K, Lee HR, Schreiner P, Lundgreen KA, Gaudette BT, Shuvaev VV, Arguiri E, Muramatsu H, S?rk?zy A, Mdluli T, Xu J, Han X, De Luna N, Casta?o D, Bettini E, ?brah?m E, Lipinszki Z, Carlucci G, Bansode AH, Nguyen K, Le TM, Luu T, Muzykantov VR, Bates P, Allman D, Mitchell MJ, Locci M, Radu CG, Heyes J, Pardi N. Tailoring the adjuvanticity of lipid nanoparticles by PEG lipid ratio and phospholipid modifications. Nat Nanotechnol. 2025 Sep; 20(9):1312-1322.

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Chiang MC, Clarke BR, Tew GN, Schiffman JD. Antifouling Activity of Bottlebrush Network Hydrogels. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2025 May 19; 8(5):4200-4208.

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Khanani AM, Patel SS, Staurenghi G, Tadayoni R, Danzig CJ, Eichenbaum DA, Hsu J, Wykoff CC, Heier JS, Lally DR, Mon?s J, Nielsen JS, Sheth VS, Kaiser PK, Clark J, Zhu L, Patel H, Tang J, Desai D, Jaffe GJ. Efficacy and safety of avacincaptad pegol in patients with geographic atrophy (GATHER2): 12-month results from a randomised, double-masked, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2023 Oct 21; 402(10411):1449-1458.

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Chen X, Wu B, Perera HA, Yan M. Synthesis of Glycopolymer Micelles for Antibiotic Delivery. Molecules. 2023 May 11; 28(10).

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Zhou Y, Luo X, Wang Z, McClements DJ, Huang W, Fu H, Zhu K. Dual role of polyglycerol vitamin E succinate in emulsions: An efficient antioxidant emulsifier. Food Chem. 2023 Aug 01; 416:135776.

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