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Descriptor English: Polystyrenes
Descriptor Spanish: Poliestirenos
Descriptor poliestirenos
Scope note: Formas polimerizadas de estireno utilizadas como material biocompatible, especialmente en odontología. Son termoplásticos y se utilizan como aislantes, para moldear y fundir por inyección, como láminas, planchas, varillas, formas rígidas y glóbulos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Poliestirenos
Descriptor French: Polystyrènes
Entry term(s): Polystyrene
Polystyrol
Polystyrols
Tree number(s): D02.455.426.559.389.150.750.800.830
D05.750.716.579
D25.720.716.579
J01.637.051.720.716.579
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011137
Scope note: Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads.
Annotation: STYRENES and STYRENE are available
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
DeCS ID: 11577
Unique ID: D011137
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2006/07/05
Polystyrenes - Preferred
Concept UI M0017261
Scope note Polymerized forms of styrene used as a biocompatible material, especially in dentistry. They are thermoplastic and are used as insulators, for injection molding and casting, as sheets, plates, rods, rigid forms and beads.
Preferred term Polystyrenes
Entry term(s) Polystyrene
Polystyrol
Polystyrols



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