"Polyvinyl Chloride" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute.
| Descriptor ID |
D011143
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.326.271.884.533.565 D05.750.716.721.812 D25.720.327.811 D25.720.716.721.812 J01.637.051.720.716.721.812
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| Concept/Terms |
Polyvinyl Chloride- Polyvinyl Chloride
- Chloride, Polyvinyl
- Vinyl Chloride Polymer
- Polymer, Vinyl Chloride
- Chloroethylene Polymer
- Polymer, Chloroethylene
- Polychloroethylene
- PVC
- Chloroethylene Homopolymer
- Homopolymer, Chloroethylene
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyvinyl Chloride" by people in Profiles.
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Luo T, Dai X, Chen Z, Wu L, Wei W, Xu Q, Ni BJ. Different microplastics distinctively enriched the antibiotic resistance genes in anaerobic sludge digestion through shifting specific hosts and promoting horizontal gene flow. Water Res. 2023 Jan 01; 228(Pt A):119356.
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Wang D, Xu X, Chu S, Li QX. Polychlorinated naphthalenes and other chlorinated tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emitted from combustion of polyvinylchloride. J Hazard Mater. 2006 Nov 16; 138(2):273-7.
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Garcia CA, J?nior LR, Neto Gde O. Determination of potassium ions in pharmaceutical samples by FIA using a potentiometric electrode based on ionophore nonactin occluded in EVA membrane. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2003 Feb 05; 31(1):11-8.