Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
"Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate" 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.
A biocompatible, hydrophilic, inert gel that is permeable to tissue fluids. It is used as an embedding medium for microscopy, as a coating for implants and prostheses, for contact lenses, as microspheres in adsorption research, etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D011102
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.033.455.250.700.685 D02.241.081.069.800.700 D05.750.716.822.111.650.750 D05.750.741.685 D25.720.716.822.111.650.750 D25.720.741.685 J01.637.051.720.716.822.111.650.750 J01.637.051.720.741.685
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate- Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate
- Methacrylate, Polyhydroxyethyl
- Hydroxymethacrylate Gel
- Gel, Hydroxymethacrylate
- Poly-Hema
- Poly Hema
- Polyglycol Methacrylate
- Methacrylate, Polyglycol
- Glycol Methacrylate Gel
- Gel, Glycol Methacrylate
- Methacrylate Gel, Glycol
- PHEMA
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyhydroxyethyl Methacrylate" by people in Profiles.
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Sundhoro M, Wang H, Boiko ST, Chen X, Jayawardena HS, Park J, Yan M. Fabrication of carbohydrate microarrays on a poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-based photoactive substrate. Org Biomol Chem. 2016 Jan 21; 14(3):1124-30.
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Youssefian S, Liu P, Askarinejad S, Shalchy F, Song J, Rahbar N. Experimental and numerical measurements of adhesion energies between PHEMA and PGLYMA with hydroxyapatite crystal. Bioinspir Biomim. 2015 Jul 16; 10(4):046011.
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Su J, Iomdina E, Tarutta E, Ward B, Song J, Wildsoet CF. Effects of poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) and poly(vinyl-pyrrolidone) hydrogel implants on myopic and normal chick sclera. Exp Eye Res. 2009 Mar; 88(3):445-57.
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Song J, Malathong V, Bertozzi CR. Mineralization of synthetic polymer scaffolds: a bottom-up approach for the development of artificial bone. J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Mar 16; 127(10):3366-72.
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Song J, Saiz E, Bertozzi CR. A new approach to mineralization of biocompatible hydrogel scaffolds: an efficient process toward 3-dimensional bonelike composites. J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Feb 05; 125(5):1236-43.
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Regensteiner JG, Ware JE, McCarthy WJ, Zhang P, Forbes WP, Heckman J, Hiatt WR. Effect of cilostazol on treadmill walking, community-based walking ability, and health-related quality of life in patients with intermittent claudication due to peripheral arterial disease: meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2002 Dec; 50(12):1939-46.