Plastics

"Plastics" 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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Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticizers, pigments, and stabilizers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Descriptor ID	D010969
MeSH Number(s)	D05.750.716 D25.720.716 J01.637.051.720.716
Concept/Terms	Plastics Plastics Plastic

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Macromolecular Substances [D05]
Polymers [D05.750]
Plastics [D05.750.716]
Biomedical and Dental Materials [D25]
Polymers [D25.720]
Plastics [D25.720.716]
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]

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Bar chart showing 21 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	0	1	1
2007	3	1	4
2008	2	0	2
2009	2	1	3
2011	0	1	1
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	2	3
2020	0	1	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	3	3

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Patidar K, Ambade B, Verma SK, Mohammad F. Microplastic contamination in water and sediments of Mahanadi River, India: An assessment of ecological risk along rural-urban area. J Environ Manage. 2023 Dec 15; 348:119363.

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Goyal T, Singh S, Das Gupta G, Verma SK. Microplastics in environment: a comprehension on sources, analytical detection, health concerns, and remediation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Nov; 30(54):114707-114721.

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Zhang W, Sani MA, Zhang Z, McClements DJ, Jafari SM. High performance biopolymeric packaging films containing zinc oxide nanoparticles for fresh food preservation: A review. Int J Biol Macromol. 2023 Mar 01; 230:123188.

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Xu H, Cheng H, McClements DJ, Chen L, Long J, Jin Z. Enhancing the physicochemical properties and functional performance of starch-based films using inorganic carbon materials: A review. Carbohydr Polym. 2022 Nov 01; 295:119743.

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Muncke J, Andersson AM, Backhaus T, Boucher JM, Carney Almroth B, Castillo Castillo A, Chevrier J, Demeneix BA, Emmanuel JA, Fini JB, Gee D, Geueke B, Groh K, Heindel JJ, Houlihan J, Kassotis CD, Kwiatkowski CF, Lefferts LY, Maffini MV, Martin OV, Myers JP, Nadal A, Nerin C, Pelch KE, Fern?ndez SR, Sargis RM, Soto AM, Trasande L, Vandenberg LN, Wagner M, Wu C, Zoeller RT, Scheringer M. Impacts of food contact chemicals on human health: a consensus statement. Environ Health. 2020 03 03; 19(1):25.

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Kerr DE, Shen G, Lienau AH, Deng T, Kaur M, Immermann AL, Feldsine PT, John L, Chen Y, Brodsky M, Ziemer W. Comparative Validation Study to Demonstrate the Equivalence of an Alternate Next-Day Enrichment Protocol for the TRANSIA? PLATE Salmonella Gold Method to Culture Methods for the Detection of Salmonella in Selected Foods and Environmental Surfaces. J AOAC Int. 2019 May 01; 102(3):828-841.

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Kerr DE, Shen G, Lienau AH, Kaur M, Immermann AL, Feldsine PT, John L, Chen Y, Brodsky M, Ziemer W. Comparative Validation Study to Demonstrate the Equivalence of an Alternate Next-Day Enrichment Protocol for VIP? Gold for Salmonella Method to Culture Methods for the Detection of Salmonella in Selected Foods and Environmental Surfaces. J AOAC Int. 2019 May 01; 102(3):815-827.

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Tonner E, Kelly S, Illingworth S, Perera N, Bastin B, Bird P, Joseph Benzinger M, Agin J, Goins D, Chen Y, Salfinger Y, Brodsky M. Evaluation of the Solus One Listeria Method for the Detection of Listeria Species on Environmental Surfaces. J AOAC Int. 2019 Mar 01; 102(2):570-579.

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Schwartz AD, Barney LE, Jansen LE, Nguyen TV, Hall CL, Meyer AS, Peyton SR. A biomaterial screening approach reveals microenvironmental mechanisms of drug resistance. Integr Biol (Camb). 2017 Dec 11; 9(12):912-924.

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Morro A, Catalina F, Corrales T, Pablos JL, Marin I, Abrusci C. New blends of ethylene-butyl acrylate copolymers with thermoplastic starch. Characterization and bacterial biodegradation. Carbohydr Polym. 2016 09 20; 149:68-76.

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