"Silicon" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A trace element that constitutes about 27.6% of the earth's crust in the form of SILICON DIOXIDE. It does not occur free in nature. Silicon has the atomic symbol Si, atomic number 14, and atomic weight [28.084; 28.086].
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D012825
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.513.937
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Silicon" by people in this website by year, and whether "Silicon" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2007 | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2011 | 20 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| 2013 | 16 | 4 | 20 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Silicon" by people in Profiles.
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High spatial resolution PET detectors based on 10 mm × 10 mm linearly-graded SiPMs and 0.5 mm pitch LYSO arrays. Phys Med Biol. 2025 Jan 17; 70(2).
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Engineering a Mesoporous Silicon Nanoparticle Cage to Enhance Performance of a Phosphotriesterase Enzyme for Degradation of VX Nerve Agent. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Dec; 11(48):e2409535.
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Designed 2D protein crystals as dynamic molecular gatekeepers for a solid-state device. Nat Commun. 2024 Jul 27; 15(1):6326.
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Stable "snow lantern-like" aggregates of silicon nanoparticles suitable as a drug delivery platform. Nanoscale. 2024 May 23; 16(20):9899-9910.
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An arteriovenous mock circulatory loop and accompanying bond graph model for in vitro study of peripheral intravascular bioartificial organs. Artif Organs. 2024 Apr; 48(4):336-346.
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Porous silicon embedded in a thermoresponsive hydrogel for intranasal delivery of lipophilic drugs to treat rhinosinusitis. J Control Release. 2023 11; 363:452-463.
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Modified Neuropixels probes for recording human neurophysiology in the operating room. Nat Protoc. 2023 10; 18(10):2927-2953.
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Renal Embolization-Induced Uremic Swine Model for Assessment of Next-Generation Implantable Hemodialyzers. Toxins (Basel). 2023 09 04; 15(9).
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Feasibility of an implantable bioreactor for renal cell therapy using silicon nanopore membranes. Nat Commun. 2023 08 29; 14(1):4890.
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Two-Photon Light Trigger siRNA Transfection of Cancer Cells Using Non-Toxic Porous Silicon Nanoparticles. Adv Healthc Mater. 2023 10; 12(27):e2301052.