"Polytetrafluoroethylene" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron.
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D011138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.395.616 D25.720.395.616 J01.637.051.720.395.616
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polytetrafluoroethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Wang X, Khan R, Coleman A. Device-modified trabeculectomy for glaucoma. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Dec 01; (12):CD010472.
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Nurunnabi M, Khatun Z, Reeck GR, Lee DY, Lee YK. Photoluminescent graphene nanoparticles for cancer phototherapy and imaging. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2014 Aug 13; 6(15):12413-21.
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Aggarwal A, Singh S, Samson J, Drain CM. Adaptive organic nanoparticles of a teflon-coated iron (III) porphyrin catalytically activate dioxygen for cyclohexene oxidation. Macromol Rapid Commun. 2012 Jul 26; 33(14):1220-6.
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Michalkova A, Tulyani S, Beals J, Leszczynski J. Theoretical study of the surface properties of poly(dimethylsiloxane) and poly(tetrafluoroethylene). J Mol Model. 2012 Jan; 18(1):239-50.
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Neville RF, Elkins CJ, Alley MT, Wicker RB. Hemodynamic comparison of differing anastomotic geometries using magnetic resonance velocimetry. J Surg Res. 2011 Aug; 169(2):311-8.
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Kellar RS, Kleinert LB, Williams SK. Characterization of angiogenesis and inflammation surrounding ePTFE implanted on the epicardium. J Biomed Mater Res. 2002 Aug; 61(2):226-33.