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scandium

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Description

Scandium is a silvery-white metallic element that is relatively rare in the Earth's crust. It is not found free in nature but is obtained as a byproduct of processing other minerals, such as uranium. Scandium is a transition metal with a high melting point and a relatively low density. It is known for its strong resistance to corrosion and its ability to form alloys with other metals. Scandium has various applications in different fields, including:
* **Lighting:** Scandium is added to high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps to enhance their light output and color rendering.
* **Alloys:** Scandium alloys with aluminum, magnesium, and other metals to improve their strength, weldability, and corrosion resistance.
* **Electronics:** Scandium oxide is used in high-performance ceramic capacitors, as it exhibits high dielectric constant and good thermal stability.
* **Research:** Scandium isotopes are used in medical imaging and nuclear research due to their unique radioactive properties.
* **Other applications:** Scandium is also employed in lasers, optical fibers, and as a catalyst in various chemical reactions.
Scandium is an important element for modern technology due to its unique properties and diverse applications. Its study is crucial for developing new materials and advancing scientific understanding.'

Scandium: An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Sc, atomic number 21, and atomic weight 45. [Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), National Library of Medicine, extracted Dec-2023]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID23952
CHEBI ID33330
MeSH IDM0019467

Synonyms (58)

Synonym
7440-20-2
scandium
escandio
CHEBI:33330
scandium atom
SC ,
skandium
21sc
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einecs 231-129-2
scandium, elemental
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DTXSID9064689 ,
scandium arc-cast pellet, 15.9mm (0.63in) dia
AKOS024257641
scandium, lump, vacuum remelted
scandium foil, 0.25mm (0.01in) thick
scandium pieces, distilled dendritic
scandium ingot
mfcd00016323
scandium powder
scandium foil, 0.1mm (0.004in) thick
scandium rod, 12.7mm (0.5in) dia
scandium, foil, not light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.0125mm, as rolled, 99%
scandium, foil, 24x25mm, thickness 0.12mm, as rolled, 99%
scandium, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99%
scandium, lump, 25.4 mm max. lump size, weight 5 g, purity 96+%
scandium, foil, thickness 0.3 mm, size 50 x 50 mm, purity 99%
scandium, lump, 25.4 mm max. lump size, weight 1 g, purity 96+%
scandium, foil, not light tested, 25x25mm, thickness 0.025mm, as rolled, 99%
scandium, foil, 50x50mm, thickness 0.1mm, as rolled, 99%
scandium, foil, 50x50mm, thickness 0.10mm, as rolled, 99.5%
scandium, foil, thickness 0.3 mm, size 25 x 25 mm, purity 99%
scandium, powder, max. particle size 250 micron, weight 1 g, purity 99.9%
scandium, lump, 25.4 mm max. lump size, weight 2 g, purity 96+%
scandium, powder, max. particle size 250 micron, weight 2 g, purity 99.9%
scandium, foil, 25x25mm, thickness 0.10mm, as rolled, 99.5%
scandium nanofoil
scandium nanoprisms
scandium nanorods
Q713
AMY22265
ultra thin scandium nanofoil
lanthanum nickel strontium oxide (lsno) sputtering targets
dtxcid1047653
scandium metallicum
scandium standard: sc @ 1000 microg/ml in 5% hno3
scandium standard: sc @ 10000 microg/ml in 5% hno3
scandium standard: sc @ 1000 microg/g in hydrocarbon oil
scandium standard: sc @ 2000 microg/g in hydrocarbon oil
scandium std - sc @ 5000microg/g in 75 cst oil
icp-ms internal standard: sc @ 100 ug/ml in 2% hno3
scandium internal standard: sc @ 10 microg/ml in 2% hno3
scandium std - sc @ 500 microg/g in 75 cst oil
scandium standard: sc @ 10 microg/ml in 2% hno3
scandium - sc @ 1000 microg/ml in 5% hno3
scandium - sc @ 1000 microg/g in hydrocarbon oil

Research Excerpts

Overview

Scandium-43 is an emerging PET radiometal that was produced by α-particle bombardment on natural CaCOScandium (Sc) is an element with many industrial applications, but relatively little is known about its physiological and/or toxicological effects.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Scandium-43 is an emerging PET radiometal that was produced by α-particle bombardment on natural CaCO"( Alpha-induced production and robust radiochemical separation of
Banerjee, D; Chakraborty, S; Chakravarty, R, 2023
)
2.35
"Scandium (Sc) is an element with many industrial applications, but relatively little is known about its physiological and/or toxicological effects, and very little data are available concerning the role of Sc in chronic renal failure (CRF). "( Accumulation of scandium in plasma in patients with chronic renal failure.
Aranda, P; Galindo, P; Gómez-Aracena, J; Llopis, J; López-Chaves, C; Rivas-García, L; Sánchez-González, C, 2013
)
2.18

Effects

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"The scandium has demonstrated better analytical characteristics, since it is free from interferences of cane matrix, which decreases the accuracy of the ash method in normal mill conditions."( Nuclear and conventional methods for soil determination in sugar cane industry. Validity of sampling procedure.
Bacchi, MA; Fernandes, EA, 1994
)
0.77

Actions

Scandium (Sc) plays a special role in high-tech industries because of its wide application in green, space, and defense technologies. Scandium ion also promotes an electron transfer from CoTPP and 10,10'-dimethyl-9,9'-biacridine to Ph(2)Tz.

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"Scandium (Sc) plays a special role in high-tech industries because of its wide application in green, space, and defense technologies. "( Scandium-microorganism interactions in new biotechnologies.
Fedorenko, V; Gromyko, O; Luzhetskyy, A; Rabets, A; Syrvatka, V, 2022
)
3.61
"Scandium ion also promotes an electron transfer from CoTPP (TPP(2)(-) = tetraphenylporphyrin dianion) and 10,10'-dimethyl-9,9'-biacridine [(AcrH)(2)] to Ph(2)Tz, whereas no electron transfer from CoTPP or (AcrH)(2) to Ph(2)Tz occurs in the absence of Sc(3+)."( Scandium ion-promoted reduction of heterocyclic N=N double bond. Hydride transfer vs electron transfer.
Fukuzumi, S; Suenobu, T; Yuasa, J, 2002
)
2.48

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" In order to evaluate possible toxic effects of scandium, chromium, lanthanum, samarium, europium, dysprosium, terbium, thulium, and ytterbium oxides, and barium sulfate upon growth, general development, reproduction, and lactation, mice were fed different levels of these compounds for three generations."( Studies of nutritional safety of some heavy metals in mice.
Gray, DH; Hutcheson, DP; Luckey, TD; Venugopal, B, 1975
)
0.51

Pharmacokinetics

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"In vivo pharmacokinetic analysis of [Sc]Sc-PSMA-617 was used to determine the normal organ-absorbed doses that may result from therapeutic activity of [Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and to predict the maximum permissible activity of [Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate carcinoma."( Prediction of Normal Organ Absorbed Doses for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Using [44Sc]Sc-PSMA-617 Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Carcinoma.
Ahmadzadehfar, H; Bundschuh, RA; Eppard, E; Essler, M; Gaertner, FC; Khawar, A; Kürpig, S; Meisenheimer, M; Roesch, F; Sinnes, JP, 2018
)
0.48
" Total activity measured in source organs by PET imaging, as well as counts per milliliter measured in blood and urine samples, was decay corrected back to the time of injection using the half-life of Sc."( Prediction of Normal Organ Absorbed Doses for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 Using [44Sc]Sc-PSMA-617 Pharmacokinetics in Patients With Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Carcinoma.
Ahmadzadehfar, H; Bundschuh, RA; Eppard, E; Essler, M; Gaertner, FC; Khawar, A; Kürpig, S; Meisenheimer, M; Roesch, F; Sinnes, JP, 2018
)
0.48

Compound-Compound Interactions

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"The purpose of this randomized clinical study was to evaluate the efficiency of erbium, chromium-doped:yttrium, scandium, gallium, and garnet (Er,Cr:YSGG) laser irradiation combined with a resin-based tricalcium silicate material and calcium hydroxide in direct pulp capping for a 6-month follow-up period."( Efficacy of Erbium, Chromium-doped:Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, and Garnet Laser Irradiation Combined with Resin-based Tricalcium Silicate and Calcium Hydroxide on Direct Pulp Capping: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cengiz, E; Yilmaz, HG, 2016
)
0.91
"5 W without water combined with pulp capping agents can be recommended for direct pulp therapy."( Efficacy of Erbium, Chromium-doped:Yttrium, Scandium, Gallium, and Garnet Laser Irradiation Combined with Resin-based Tricalcium Silicate and Calcium Hydroxide on Direct Pulp Capping: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Cengiz, E; Yilmaz, HG, 2016
)
0.7

Bioavailability

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
"In many reported cases, the biotic ligand model (BLM) has been shown to predict the bioavailability of divalent metals toward aquatic biota successfully."( The biotic ligand model can successfully predict the uptake of a trivalent ion by a unicellular alga below pH 6.50 but not above: possible role of hydroxo-species.
Campbell, PG; Crémazy, A; Fortin, C, 2013
)
0.39
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Occurs in Manufacturing (1 Product(s))

Product Categories

Product CategoryProducts
Vitamins & Supplements1

Products

ProductBrandCategoryCompounds Matched from IngredientsDate Retrieved
Heaven Sent Wellgenix Balanced Essentials + Plus Liquid Vitamins Berry -- 32 fl ozHeaven SentVitamins & Supplementscitric acid, Antimony, Arginine, Vitamin C, Aspartic Acid, Kelp, Barium, Beryllium, Biotin, Bismuth, Boron, Bromide, Omega 3, Cerium, Cesium, Chromium, citric acid, Cobalt, Cystine, Vitamin E, fructose, Dysprosium, Erbium, Europium, Fluoride, Folate, Gadolinium, Gallium, Vitamin E, Glycine, Gold, Hafnium, Histidine, Holmium, Inositol, Iodine, Iodine, Isoleucine, Lanthanum, Leucine, Calcium Carbonate, Lithium, Lutetium, Lysine, Manganese, Methionine, Molybdenum, Neodymium, Niacin, Nickel, Niobium, Pantothenic Acid, Phenylalanine, Phosphorus, Praseodymium, Proline, Vitamin B6, Vitamin A, Rhenium, Riboflavin, Rubidium, Samarium, Scandium, Selenium, Serine, Silicon, Silver, Strontium, Tantalum, Tellurium, Terbium, Thallium, Thiamin, Thorium, Threonine, Thulium, Tin, Titanium, Tryptophan, Tungsten, Tyrosine, Valine, Vanadium, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6, Vitamin K, Ytterbium, Yttrium, Zirconium2024-11-29 10:47:42

Drug Classes (3)

ClassDescription
rare earth metal atom
scandium group element atom
d-block element atom
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Research

Studies (611)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-1990197 (32.24)18.7374
1990's33 (5.40)18.2507
2000's116 (18.99)29.6817
2010's205 (33.55)24.3611
2020's60 (9.82)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 86.74

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be very strong demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index86.74 (24.57)
Research Supply Index6.46 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.90 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index155.32 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index2.00 (0.95)

This Compound (86.74)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials6 (0.95%)5.53%
Reviews14 (2.22%)6.00%
Case Studies2 (0.32%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other609 (96.51%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]