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POLYETHYLENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lightweight thermoplastic; used especially in packaging and insulation
Synonyms:
polyethylene; polythene
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("polyethylene" is a kind of...):
synthetic resin (a resin having a polymeric structure; especially a resin in the raw state; used chiefly in plastics)
Context examples:
A 28-mer RNA aptamer covalently linked to two branched 20-kD polyethylene glycol (PEG) chains, with anti-angiogenic activity.
(Pegaptanib, NCI Thesaurus)
Conjugation of the cytokine with a branched polyethylene glycol molecule significantly increases this agent's therapeutic half-life compared to filgrastim.
(Pegfilgrastim Biosimilar LA-EP2006, NCI Thesaurus)
An agent consisting of the arginine-degrading enzyme arginine deiminase combined with polyethylene glycol (20,000 MW) (ADI-PEG 20) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Pegylated arginine deiminase, NCI Thesaurus)
A covalent conjugate of recombinant human interleukin-10 (IL-10) and polyethylene glycol (PEG), with potential anti-fibrotic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating and antineoplastic activities.
(Pegylated Recombinant Human Interleukin-10 AM0010, NCI Thesaurus)
A controlled-release, intratumoral paclitaxel formulation in which paclitaxel is incorporated into a thermosensitive, biodegradable triblock copolymer consisting of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and polyethylene glycol (PEG).
(PGLA/PEG Copolymer-Based Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)
A recombinant human arginase I (liver arginase) covalently attached, via a succinamide propionic acid (SPA) linker, to a polyethylene glycol (PEG) of molecular weight 5,000 [rhArg-peg(5,000mw)] with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Pegylated Recombinant Human Arginase I BCT-100, NCI Thesaurus)
A formulation of polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified liposomes encapsulating the semisynthetic derivative of camptothecin irinotecan, with antineoplastic activity.
(Pegylated Liposomal Irinotecan, NCI Thesaurus)
A proprietary 44-nucleotide L-stereoisomer RNA oligonucleotide conjugated to a 40 kDa polyethylene glycol (PEG) that targets hepcidin with potential anti-anemic activity.
(PEG-linked L-RNA Oligonucleotide Hepcidin-targeting Agent NOX-H94, NCI Thesaurus)
The polyethylene glycol coating allows for greater plasma circulation time, thus enhancing the concentration of belotecan at the tumor site.
(Pegylated Liposomal Belotecan, NCI Thesaurus)
A covalent conjugate of recombinant interferon alpha, subtype 2b, and polyethylene glycol (PEG), used as an antiviral and antineoplastic agent.
(Peginterferon alfa-2b, NCI Thesaurus)
