Infrared Rays

"Infrared Rays" 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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That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum usually sensed as heat. Infrared wavelengths are longer than those of visible light, extending into the microwave frequencies. They are used therapeutically as heat, and also to warm food in restaurants.

Descriptor ID	D007259
MeSH Number(s)	G01.358.500.505.650.552 G01.590.540.552 G01.750.250.650.552 G01.750.770.578.552 G16.500.275.063.725.525.400 G16.500.750.775.525.400 N06.230.300.100.725.525.400
Concept/Terms	Infrared Rays Infrared Rays Infrared Ray Ray, Infrared Rays, Infrared Heat Waves Heat Wave Wave, Heat Waves, Heat

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Infrared Rays".

Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Magnetic Phenomena [G01.358]
Electromagnetic Phenomena [G01.358.500]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.358.500.505]
Light [G01.358.500.505.650]
Infrared Rays [G01.358.500.505.650.552]
Optical Phenomena [G01.590]
Light [G01.590.540]
Infrared Rays [G01.590.540.552]
Radiation [G01.750]
Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.750.250]
Light [G01.750.250.650]
Infrared Rays [G01.750.250.650.552]
Radiation, Nonionizing [G01.750.770]
Light [G01.750.770.578]
Infrared Rays [G01.750.770.578.552]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Environment [G16.500.275]
Atmosphere [G16.500.275.063]
Weather [G16.500.275.063.725]
Sunlight [G16.500.275.063.725.525]
Infrared Rays [G16.500.275.063.725.525.400]
Meteorological Concepts [G16.500.750]
Weather [G16.500.750.775]
Sunlight [G16.500.750.775.525]
Infrared Rays [G16.500.750.775.525.400]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
Sunlight [N06.230.300.100.725.525]
Infrared Rays [N06.230.300.100.725.525.400]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	1	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2015	2	0	2
2016	0	2	2
2017	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2024	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Tsai YT, Tseng YW, Chen YT, Wu SH, Chiu HW, Nguyen HT, Wu CH, Chuang AE, Chen WS, Chen CK. Near-infrared reinforced alginate-tyramine-curcumin gels for alleviation of osteoarthritis in an ACLT murine model. J Mater Chem B. 2026 May 20; 14(19):6089-6108.

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Chuang AE, Chen YT, Wang GH, Rethi L, Nguyen HT, Weng PW, Lu HT. Rail-Guided Chitosan Nano-reorchestration of MoS2 and Hemoglobin Enables NIR Photoelectrothermal H2/O2 Generation in a Pancreas-Targeted Hydrogel. Adv Healthc Mater. 2026 May; 15(19):e04893.

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Chen CK, Wu SH, Lu HT, Nguyen HT, Lin PY, Pan WY, Tsui KH, Chuang AE. Adipose-precise delivery of microwave-derived soybean lecithin-polypyrrole nano-pufferfish-shaped nanoparticle for localized NIR-photothermal therapy in managing obesity. Biomater Adv. 2026 Feb; 179:214508.

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Bagci MF, Nguyen T, Ozturk Y. Respiration Rate Monitoring During Sleep using an Ambient PIR Sensor Array. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2025 Jul; 2025:1-5.

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Chuang SC, Yu SA, Hung PC, Chuang AE, Liang JW, Rethi L, Chen CK, Fang HW, Nguyen HT, Lu HT. Transformative lactera-polypyrrole@carrageenan microparticles leveraging NIR for skin regeneration and stress relief. Int J Biol Macromol. 2025 Jun; 316(Pt 1):144436.

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Chung SJ, Hadrick K, Nafiujjaman M, Apu EH, Hill ML, Nurunnabi M, Contag CH, Kim T. Targeted Biodegradable Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Colorectal Cancer Imaging. ACS Appl Bio Mater. 2024 12 16; 7(12):7861-7870.

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Hsiao YC, Jheng PR, Nguyen HT, Chen YH, Manga YB, Lu LS, Rethi L, Chen CH, Huang TW, Lin JD, Chang TK, Ho YC, Chuang EY. Photothermal-Irradiated Polyethyleneimine-Polypyrrole Nanopigment Film-Coated Polyethylene Fabrics for Infrared-Inspired with Pathogenic Evaluation. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2021 Jan 20; 13(2):2483-2495.

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Hanley TM, Vankayala R, Mac JT, Lo DD, Anvari B. Acute Immune Response of Micro- and Nanosized Erythrocyte-Derived Optical Particles in Healthy Mice. Mol Pharm. 2020 10 05; 17(10):3900-3914.

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Kirschman JL, Bhosle S, Vanover D, Blanchard EL, Loomis KH, Zurla C, Murray K, Lam BC, Santangelo PJ. Characterizing exogenous mRNA delivery, trafficking, cytoplasmic release and RNA-protein correlations at the level of single cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Jul 07; 45(12):e113.

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Sordillo DC, Sordillo LA, Sordillo PP, Shi L, Alfano RR. Short wavelength infrared optical windows for evaluation of benign and malignant tissues. J Biomed Opt. 2017 04 01; 22(4):45002.

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