"Biodegradable 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.
Organic polymeric materials which can be broken down by naturally occurring processes. This includes plastics created from bio-based or petrochemical-based materials.
| Descriptor ID |
D063566
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.716.195 D25.720.716.195 J01.637.051.720.716.195
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| Concept/Terms |
Biodegradable Plastics- Biodegradable Plastics
- Biodegradable Plastic
- Plastic, Biodegradable
- Plastics, Biodegradable
Compostable Plastics- Compostable Plastics
- Compostable Plastic
- Plastic, Compostable
- Plastics, Compostable
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Biodegradable Plastics" by people in Profiles.
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Eliminating glutaraldehyde from crosslinked collagen films using supercritical CO2. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2018 Jan; 106(1):86-94.
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Design and optimization of a novel bio-loom to weave melt-spun absorbable polymers for bone tissue engineering. J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2017 08; 105(6):1342-1351.