Polystyrenes (Polystyrene)

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.

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Networked: 897 relevant articles (25 outcomes, 104 trials/studies)

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Experts

1.	Plebanski, Magdalena: 7 articles (07/2020 - 02/2012)
2.	Xiang, Sue D: 6 articles (07/2020 - 02/2012)
3.	Jin, Yuanxiang: 5 articles (10/2022 - 04/2018)
4.	Fu, Zhengwei: 4 articles (03/2020 - 04/2018)
5.	Döppner, T: 4 articles (03/2019 - 11/2014)
6.	Falcone, R W: 4 articles (03/2019 - 11/2014)
7.	Glenzer, S H: 4 articles (03/2019 - 11/2014)
8.	Kraus, D: 4 articles (03/2019 - 11/2014)
9.	Neumayer, P: 4 articles (03/2019 - 11/2014)
10.	Pham, Wellington: 4 articles (03/2019 - 12/2011)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 05/01/2005 - "We determine that Tn(c) is more effective than Tn, and conjugation to KLH is more effective than conjugation to BSA or polystyrene beads for inducing ELISA reactivity against Tn, and FACS reactivity against Tn-positive tumor cells. " 06/01/2023 - "The accumulation of polystyrene NPs (PS-NPs) in human granulosa-like tumor cells (KGN cells) and the ovaries of female Balb/c mice were evaluated by exposure to fluorescent PS-NPs. " 05/15/2023 - "The device performance was optimized with different-sized polystyrene (PS) particles and blood cells spiked with cancer cells. " 01/20/2023 - "Assessment of cancer-related signaling pathways in responses to polystyrene nanoplastics via a kidney-testis microfluidic platform (KTP)." 12/19/2022 - "Polystyrene-Based Slippery Surfaces Enable the Generation and Easy Retrieval of Tumor Spheroids."
2.	Inflammation (Inflammations) 03/01/2021 - "Due to the importance of Nile tilapia in the aquaculture sector, the present study aimed to evaluate the adverse impacts of the polystyrene microparticles (PS-MPs) on inflammation, immune, and antioxidative responses. " 01/01/2021 - "In the present study, we observed accumulation of polystyrene NPs (PS NPs) in mice spleen, lung, kidney, small intestine, large intestine, testis, and brain after oral exposure to PS NPs (~100 nm, 10 mg/mL, 100 μL) for 28 days, and NPs were identified to induce cell apoptosis, inflammation, and structure disorder in these tissues. " 10/01/2023 - "The crosstalk between M1 macrophage polarization and energy metabolism disorder contributes to polystyrene nanoplastics-triggered testicular inflammation." 11/01/2022 - "Polystyrene nanoplastics deteriorate LPS-modulated duodenal permeability and inflammation in mice via ROS drived-NF-κB/NLRP3 pathway." 06/01/2022 - "Polystyrene nanoplastics induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis and myocardial inflammation in carp by promoting ROS production."
3.	Starvation 01/01/2022 - "In this study, we assessed changes in the gut microbiome of superworms (Zophobas morio) reared on bran, polystyrene or under starvation conditions over a 3 weeks period. " 09/01/2012 - "In this study, we have investigated the effect of starvation on the ability of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium cells to adhere to polystyrene microplate and Hep2 cells in seawater microcosms after incubation for 3 years. " 01/01/2022 - "The change in microbial gut communities from baseline differed considerably between diet groups, with polystyrene and starvation groups characterized by a loss of microbial diversity and the presence of opportunistic pathogens. " 01/01/2008 - "Variation of the adhesion to polystyrene of phenotypic mutants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 27853 during starvation conditions." 01/01/2023 - "robusta react and adapt to environmental stress was assessed upon short or long exposure to hypoxia/starvation in the absence or in the presence of polystyrene nanoplastics. "
4.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 02/25/2019 - "Phage effectiveness was studied on 24-h old biofilms formed in polystyrene microplates and in porcine skin explants using two treatment approaches: individual phage and a cocktail of phages against four main pathogens commonly isolated from chronic wounds. " 01/01/2012 - "Adhesion to polystyrene was observed in 51,0% of strains, including 70,0% of wild-type and 38,7% of clinical strains (64,7% strains from wound swabs and one strain from lower respiratory tract). " 02/01/2014 - "The objective of this study was to assess wound healing and epithelialization rates of open wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy wound dehiscence treated with charged polystyrene microspheres (CPM). " 02/01/2014 - "Charged polystyrene microspheres may offer a new and efficacious way to heal open wounds due to wound dehiscence following aesthetic breast surgery. " 02/01/2014 - "Treatment of wounds following breast reduction and mastopexy with subsequent wound dehiscence with charged polystyrene microspheres."
5.	Leukemia 01/01/2022 - "In this study, rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells were exposed to polystyrene particles (PS-particles) of 50 nm, 500 nm and 5 µm to investigate organelle damage and the mechanism of cell death. " 07/20/2021 - "In this study, 50 nm, 500 nm and 5 μm polystyrene particles (PS50, PS500 and PS5000) were exposed to both model cell membranes and rat basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells. " 11/01/2016 - "In the present study, experiments were conducted on 3D polystyrene scaffolds coated with osteoblasts and leukemia cells. " 01/01/2022 - "For the proposed design, the SNR was adequate to enable good detection and differentiation of 10 µm diameter polystyrene beads and leukemia cells (~ 6-21 µm). " 07/01/2021 - "For the sorting of polystyrene beads, SKNO1 leukemia cells, and Scenedesmus green algae, our results indicate a sorting purity of 97%, 97%, and 98%, respectively, showing that the temporal waveforms from the PMT outputs have strong correlations with cell image features. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
2.	Antigens
3.	Microplastics
4.	Heparin (Liquaemin)
5.	Collagen
6.	Glucose (Dextrose)
7.	Plastics
8.	Anticoagulants
9.	Hydrogels
10.	Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Therapeutics
2.	Microspheres (Microsphere)
3.	Lasers (Laser)
4.	Oral Administration
5.	Intravenous Administration