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Silicon

Research stage
Emerging researchCooling momentum

Also known as silicio.

RxNorm9774UNIIZ4152N8IUI
8
Research papers
Latest activity
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Recent clinical, regulatory, research and industry developments relating to this drug.

Harvard scientists turn a silicon chip into a DNA writing machine

Industry2026-07-09ScienceDaily — Computers & Math

New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for years

Industry2026-05-30ScienceDaily — Computers & Math

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Identifiers & mechanism

Canonical identifiers, marketed brand names and mechanism, resolved across RxNorm, ChEMBL and ATC.

Canonical name
Silicon
Aliases & brands
silicio
RxNorm CUI
9774
UNII
Z4152N8IUI

Research activity

8 papers

Key research shaping understanding of this drug, combining the latest publications with the most influential evidence.

Publications over time
20182025
Recent papers
Major research themes8
Silicon3Brain-Computer Interfaces1Dimethylpolysiloxanes1Motor Cortex1Nerve Regeneration1Neural Networks, Computer1Optics and Photonics1Optogenetics1
Journals, researchers & institutions
Top journals
  • Nature communications4
  • Acta biomaterialia1
  • Nature1
  • Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)1
  • STAR protocols1
Leading researchers
  • Aggarwal S1
  • Akgun ÖC1
  • Armada-Moreira A1
  • Beatty JA1
  • Bente I1
  • Berggren M1
  • Bhaskaran H1
  • Bienstman P1
Leading institutions
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  • Advanced Science Research Center1
  • Beijing National Research Center for Information Science and Technology1
  • Center for NanoTechnology1
  • Centre for Energy Research1
  • Chinese Institute for Brain Research1
  • Co-innovation Center of Neuroregeneration1

Related drugs

1 matches

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Frequently co-studied with Silicon in the research literature.

1 shared paper
References & data sources
  • RxNorm (U.S. National Library of Medicine) — drug identity
  • Europe PMC — research literature