"Polyethylene" 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.
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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| MeSH Number(s) |
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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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Polyethylene" by people in Profiles.
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Self-reinforced poly(ether ether ketone) and polyethylene composite gaskets for prevention of mechanically-assisted corrosion in modular taper junctions: Seating, micromotion and short-term fretting corrosion. J Mech Behav Biomed Mater. 2021 07; 119:104454.
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Functional Flexion Instability After Rotating-Platform Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2020 Oct 07; 102(19):1694-1702.
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Clinical and radiographic comparison of a hybrid cage glenoid to a cemented polyethylene glenoid in anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2019 Dec; 28(12):2308-2316.
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All-Polyethylene versus Metal-Backed Tibial Components in Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Knee Surg. 2019 Aug; 32(8):714-718.
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Application of advanced sampling and analysis methods to predict the structure of adsorbed protein on a material surface. Biointerphases. 2017 05 17; 12(2):02D409.
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Does Taper Size Have an Effect on Taper Damage in Retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene Total Hip Devices? J Arthroplasty. 2016 09; 31(9 Suppl):277-81.
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Corrosion Damage and Wear Mechanisms in Long-Term Retrieved CoCr Femoral Components for Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2016 12; 31(12):2900-2906.
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Preliminary Results of a Novel Hybrid Cage Glenoid Compared to an All-Polyethylene Glenoid in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2015 Dec; 73 Suppl 1:S86-91.
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Enhancing distributive mixing of immiscible polyethylene/thermoplastic starch blend through zeolite ZSM-5 compounding sequence. Carbohydr Polym. 2016 Jan 20; 136:812-9.
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Solvent controlled ion association in structured copolymers: Molecular dynamics simulations in dilute solutions. J Chem Phys. 2015 Sep 28; 143(12):124905.