"Polyethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethylene is tough and pliable but not to the same degree as linear polyethylene. Linear or high-density polyethylene has a greater hardness and tensile strength. Polyethylene is used in a variety of products, including implants and prostheses.
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D020959
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D02.455.326.271.665.550.500 D05.750.716.507.500 D25.720.716.507.500 J01.637.051.720.716.507.500
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Elbaghdady HAM, Allam RM, Darwish MIM, Hammad MO, Fadel HH, Ghoneum MH. Protective Effect of Biobran/MGN-3, an Arabinoxylan from Rice Bran, Against the Cytotoxic Effects of Polyethylene Nanoplastics in Normal Mouse Hepatocytes: An In Vitro and In Silico Study. Nutrients. 2025 Jun 13; 17(12).
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Bhatt S, Fan C, Liu M, Wolfe-Bryant B. Effect of High-Density Polyethylene Microplastics on the Survival and Development of Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) Larvae. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 06 16; 20(12).
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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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Caldwell RA, Woodell JE, Ho SP, Shalaby SW, Boland T, Langan EM, LaBerge M. In vitro evaluation of phosphonylated low-density polyethylene for vascular applications. J Biomed Mater Res. 2002 Dec 15; 62(4):514-24.