Strontium. Medical search. Frequent questions

Due to its high melting point and insolubility, strontium titanate has been used as a strontium-90-containing material in radioisotope thermoelectric generators. (lookchem.com)
Strontium titanate is a wide gap oxide perovskite that has been studied for numerous applications. (umass.edu)
We present a study of thermal Hall conductivity in strontium titanate, a non-magnetic insulator known to be a quantum paralectric. (aps.org)
Strontium titanate is a material of considerable interest for electronic applications. (uab.edu)
A recent study revealed that strontium titanate (STO) annealed in strontium oxide (SrO) powder exhibits large persistent photoconductivity (PPC) after exposed to sub-bandgap light of 2.9 eV or higher. (uab.edu)
In particular, strontium titanate (STO) with perovskite structure exhibits advantageous dielectric, piezoelectric, and ferroelectric properties that can be observed at low temperatures. (uab.edu)
Strontium titanate with the general formula ABO3 has a simple cubic perovskite structure at room temperature, consisting of a simple cubic lattice of 8 strontium atoms occupying each corner, 6 oxygen atoms at the face center, and 1 titanium atom at the body center as seen in Fig. 1. (uab.edu)
Using density functional theory and nonlinear vibrational spectroscopy, we present a method to determine the interfacial Brønsted-Lowry acidity of aliphatic alcohols adsorbed on the (100) surface of the model perovskite, strontium titanate. (rsc.org)
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As its name implies, strontium titanate, also known as Fabulite, is an oxide combination of strontium and titanium. (jtv.com)
While strontium titanate was originally believed to only be available via laboratory creation, it was discovered in natural form in the 1980's in Siberia and named tausonite in honor of a Russian geochemist. (jtv.com)

In 2002, AOR introduced the world's first supplemental strontium citrate for those with osteoporosis, osteopenia, post-menopausal women and those at an increased risk of bone fractures. (purepharmacy.com)
Strontium (citrate) 341mg. (purepharmacy.com)

Strontium is intermediate between calcium and barium in its reactivity toward water, with which it reacts on contact to produce strontium hydroxide and hydrogen gas. (wikipedia.org)
Strontium hydroxide, Sr(OH)2, is a strong base, though it is not as strong as the hydroxides of barium or the alkali metals. (wikipedia.org)

Strontium metal burns in air to produce both strontium oxide and strontium nitride, but since it does not react with nitrogen below 380 °C, at room temperature it forms only the oxide spontaneously. (wikipedia.org)
Besides the simple oxide SrO, the peroxide SrO2 can be made by direct oxidation of strontium metal under a high pressure of oxygen, and there is some evidence for a yellow superoxide Sr(O2)2. (wikipedia.org)
1. Strontium titanium oxide is used in tunable microwave capacitors, flat panel displays, field emission displays, microwave solitons, PTC thermistors and varistors, magnetic field insensitive thermometers, ultralow-temperature scanning microscopes, semiconductive ceramics, pyroelectric far-infrared detectors and in alloy and catalyst applications. (lookchem.com)

Strontium has physical and chemical properties similar to those of its two vertical neighbors in the periodic table, calcium and barium. (wikipedia.org)
Strontium is a divalent silvery metal with a pale yellow tint whose properties are mostly intermediate between and similar to those of its group neighbors calcium and barium. (wikipedia.org)
barium continues this downward trend in the melting point (727 °C), but not in the boiling point (1900 °C). The density of strontium (2.64 g/cm3) is similarly intermediate between those of calcium (1.54 g/cm3) and barium (3.594 g/cm3). (wikipedia.org)
The large size of strontium and barium plays a significant part in stabilising strontium complexes with polydentate macrocyclic ligands such as crown ethers: for example, while 18-crown-6 forms relatively weak complexes with calcium and the alkali metals, its strontium and barium complexes are much stronger. (wikipedia.org)
At that time, scientists thought strontium and barium were the same element. (wikibooks.org)
In terms of technological innovation, not only has a municipal-level R&D center, but as a national-level high-tech enterprise, the core products of strontium chloride, strontium nitrate, high-purity strontium carbonate, and high-purity barium carbonate have a number of independent intellectual property rights such as invention patents and utility model patents. (justilien.com)

Strontium is an alkaline earth element in Group IIA of the periodic table. (cdc.gov)
Her love for the creative arts points to the Silver series in the Periodic Table, together with her lack of confidence, marked passivity, and being conscious of how she looks to others indicate the second stage in the Periodic Table, which is Strontium. (interhomeopathy.org)

Strontium chloride is an ingredient in toothpaste for sensitive teeth. (wikibooks.org)

One of the radioactive properties of strontium is half-life, or the time it takes for half of the isotope to give off its radiation and change into another substance. (cdc.gov)
The physical properties of strontium metal and selected strontium compounds are listed in Table 4-2. (cdc.gov)
The percent occurrence of strontium isotopes and the radiologic properties of strontium isotopes are listed in Table 4-3. (cdc.gov)

German team measures effect of temperature on strontium atoms, cutting measurement uncertainty by order of magnitude. (optics.org)
Split-second accuracy: vacuum chamber where strontium atoms are held. (optics.org)
An optical clock based on neutral strontium atoms is considered to be a leading candidates for definition a "new" second. (optics.org)
Its definition would then no longer be based on the interaction of microwave radiation with caesium atoms, but on the interaction of optical radiation with strontium atoms or ions. (optics.org)
In an optical strontium clock, a cloud of neutral strontium atoms is cooled down in two steps by means of laser radiation until the atoms finally exhibit a speed of only a few centimeters per second. (optics.org)
If tuned to just the right frequency (wavelength) neutral Strontium atoms will strongly absorb the laser light. (anderswallin.net)

While natural strontium (which is mostly the isotope strontium-88) is stable, the synthetic strontium-90 is radioactive and is one of the most dangerous components of nuclear fallout, as strontium is absorbed by the body in a similar manner to calcium. (wikipedia.org)
Having a balanced diet with sufficient amounts of vitamin D, calcium, and protein will reduce the amount of strontium that is absorbed. (cdc.gov)
In that study, researchers in Europe and Australia randomly assigned 1,649 women age 50 and older who had at least one vertebral fracture due to osteoporosis to take calcium plus vitamin D and two grams of strontium ranelate or just calcium and vitamin D without the drug. (qvc.com)
Strontium and calcium are metals. (qvc.com)
Strontium reacts with calcium receptors in the formation of collagen to make bone tissue strong. (qvc.com)
Strontium is heavier than calcium so when strontium is incorporated into bone tissue it only appears to increase bone density when in fact no new bone tissue has formed. (qvc.com)
Strontium is an important mineral for bone health and it is found in most foods where calcium is found. (purepharmacy.com)
While supplements like calcium, vitamin D and vitamin K maintain bone health, and conventional bone drugs reduce bone degradation, strontium actually helps rebuild bone. (purepharmacy.com)
Since strontium is similar in molecular structure to calcium, it is thought to activate the calcium receptors in the bone, stimulating the building of new bone and telling the body to use calcium effectively in bone tissue, while inhibiting bone breakdown. (purepharmacy.com)
Strontium Support II is an excellent addition to calcium supplementation for those with osteoporosis or osteopenia, post-menopausal women or those at an increased risk of bone fractures. (purepharmacy.com)
Adults 50 years of age and over: Take 1 or 2 capsules daily on an empty stomach, at least two hours before or after consuming food, calcium or milk since these can significantly reduce strontium absorption if taken together. (purepharmacy.com)

Exposure to stable or radioactive strontium occurs from ingesting contaminated food or drinking water or breathing contaminated air. (cdc.gov)
High levels of radioactive strontium can cause anemia or cancer. (cdc.gov)
Radioactive strontium generates beta particles as it decays. (cdc.gov)
You can be exposed to low levels of stable strontium and radioactive strontium by breathing air, eating food, or drinking water. (cdc.gov)
You can be exposed to radioactive strontium if you eat food that was grown in contaminated soil, or if you come near a source of radioactive strontium. (cdc.gov)
Breathing or ingesting low levels of radioactive strontium have not been shown to affect health. (cdc.gov)
High levels of radioactive strontium can damage bone marrow and cause anemia and prevent the blood from clotting properly. (cdc.gov)
Exposure to high levels of radioactive strontium may cause cancer. (cdc.gov)
Leukemia has been seen in humans exposed to relatively large amounts of radioactive strontium. (cdc.gov)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has determined that radioactive strontium is a human carcinogen. (cdc.gov)
Birth defects have been observed in animals exposed to radioactive strontium. (cdc.gov)
Children may be more susceptible than adults to the harmful effects of radioactive strontium. (cdc.gov)
strontium-90 ( a radioactive strontium not related or used for humans). (qvc.com)

The only stable strontium compound that may cause cancer is strontium chromate, but this is due to chromium not strontium. (cdc.gov)

Carbonate Of Strontia, Stronticum carb, Stront-c. (abchomeopathy.com)
Strontium carbonate is mainly used in the fields of electronics, magnetic materials, fluorescent materials and military products. (justilien.com)

Because of its extreme reactivity with oxygen and water, strontium occurs naturally only in compounds with other elements, such as in the minerals strontianite and celestine. (wikipedia.org)

Strontium ions are known to reduce bone resorption, induce osteoblastic activity and thus stimulate bone formation. (bvsalud.org)

Organostrontium compounds contain one or more strontium-carbon bonds. (wikipedia.org)
Although strontium is in the same group as magnesium, and organomagnesium compounds are very commonly used throughout chemistry, organostrontium compounds are not similarly widespread because they are more difficult to make and more reactive. (wikipedia.org)
Some strontium compounds dissolve in water. (cdc.gov)
Some strontium compounds in soil can dissolve in water and move deeper in the soil to underground water. (cdc.gov)
The chemical information for elemental strontium and some of its compounds is listed in Table 4-1. (cdc.gov)

1.1 This test method covers the determination of dissolved and total recoverable strontium in water and wastewater by atomic absorption spectroscopy. (astm.org)

The drug you no doubt read about is strontium ranelate, a combination of the mineral strontium with ranelic acid. (qvc.com)
Use of strontium ranelate to strengthen bone and prevent fractures has been escalating since the positive results of a three-year clinical trial were published in the January 29, 2004 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine . (qvc.com)
Since then at least one other study has shown that strontium ranelate reduces the risk of non-vertebral fractures, including hip fractures. (qvc.com)
Strontium ranelate is not yet approved by the FDA for treatment or prevention of osteoporosis in the United States. (qvc.com)
I just checked on Amazon and they have several Strontium products for bone strength, but no strontium ranelate. (qvc.com)
To estimate the cost-effectiveness of strontium ranelate in the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporotic women aged over 75 years. (unboundmedicine.com)
A validated Markov microsimulation model with a Belgian payer's perspective estimated the cost per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) of a 3-year strontium ranelate treatment compared with no treatment and with the bisphosphonate risedronate. (unboundmedicine.com)
Strontium ranelate was dominant (i.e. more effective and less costly) versus risedronate for women with osteoporosis aged over 75 years and for women with PVF aged 80 years. (unboundmedicine.com)
The cost per QALY gained of strontium ranelate compared with risedronate at 75 years of age was euro 11,435 for women with PVF. (unboundmedicine.com)
Probabilistic sensitivity analyses showed that strontium ranelate was generally more cost-effective than risedronate, in the range of 60% in all cases. (unboundmedicine.com)
The results of this study suggest that strontium ranelate is a cost-effective strategy, in a Belgian setting, for the treatment of postmenopausal osteoporotic women aged over 75 years. (unboundmedicine.com)

Naturally occurring strontium is not radioactive and is either referred to as stable strontium or strontium. (cdc.gov)

There are 26 isotopes of strontium, 4 of which occur naturally. (cdc.gov)
Nature''s Life® Strontium is a naturally occurring mineral present in water and food. (ralphs.com)

However, strontium is not involved in making new bone tissue but it makes it stronger by strengthening the bonds between silica and collagen. (qvc.com)

Natural stable strontium, on the other hand, is not hazardous to health. (wikipedia.org)
In children, high levels of stable strontium can impair bone growth. (cdc.gov)
Strontium in the environment exists in four stable isotopes, 84 Sr (read as strontium eighty-four), 86 Sr, 87 Sr, 88 Sr. (cdc.gov)
Exposure to low levels of stable strontium has not been shown to affect adult health, but may harm children (see following section). (cdc.gov)
Exposure to high levels of stable strontium can result in impaired bone growth in children. (cdc.gov)
All people have small amounts of stable strontium in their bodies. (cdc.gov)

Radioactive isotopes of strontium (e.g., 89Sr and 90Sr, see Section 4.2) are the primary cause of concern with regard to human health (see Chapter 3). (cdc.gov)

CAS # 21028-48-8, Magnesium Strontium Phosphate: more information. (chemblink.com)

AOR's Strontium Support II comes in two sizes and provides an effective dose of this bone health powerhouse in a convenient two capsule-a-day formula. (purepharmacy.com)

Trace amounts of strontium are found in the human skeleton. (ralphs.com)
Strontium is a trace mineral found primarily in the human skeleton. (vitacost.com)

Strontium is a trace mineral important for normal bone structure by supporting normal osteoclast activity. (acuatlanta.net)
The trace mineral strontium supports normal bone structure by promoting normal osteoblast activity while maintaining normal osteoclast activity. (acuatlanta.net)

Founded in 2002 in Singapore, Strontium is one of the many memory manufacturers who have turned to SSDs to expand their product portfolio and increase revenues. (anandtech.com)

Strontium can exist in two oxidation states: 0 and +2. (cdc.gov)

We do not know if exposure to strontium will result in birth defects or other developmental effects in people. (cdc.gov)
The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocompatibility and osteoconductive in surgical defects filled with spheres of nano-hydroxyapatite containing strontium 1% (nano-SrHA), nano-hydroxyapatite stoichiometric (nano-HA) when compared to the blood clot (control). (bvsalud.org)

Strontium salts are used in fireworks and flares for a red color. (wikibooks.org)

At the peak of production of television cathode-ray tubes, as much as 75% of strontium consumption in the United States was used for the faceplate glass. (wikipedia.org)
With the replacement of cathode-ray tubes with other display methods, consumption of strontium has dramatically declined. (wikipedia.org)
Primary use for strontium was in glass for colour television cathode-ray tubes, where it prevented X-ray emission. (wikibooks.org)

An alkaline earth metal, strontium is a soft silver-white yellowish metallic element that is highly chemically reactive. (wikipedia.org)

Human studies have shown the supplementation with strontium containing products helps support normal bone structure, including hip bones and vertebrae. (acuatlanta.net)

The medicines below all contain the following active ingredient(s): strontium. (healthdirect.gov.au)

abstract = "The contact resistance of strontium-doped lanthanum manganite (LSM) contact pairs is investigated by polarisation analysis at different temperatures and atmospheres.The ceramic contacts have a high contact resistance, and strongly nonlinear current-voltage behaviour is observed at low temperatures. (dtu.dk)

Three allotropes of metallic strontium exist, with transition points at 235 and 540 °C.[citation needed] The standard electrode potential for the Sr2+/Sr couple is −2.89 V, approximately midway between those of the Ca2+/Ca (−2.84 V) and Ba2+/Ba (−2.92 V) couples, and close to those of the neighboring alkali metals. (wikipedia.org)

Strontium can't harm humans but if you inhale it while it's in the chemical form, it can be very harmful for you. (wikibooks.org)

Below are the main rubriks (i.e strongest indications or symptoms) of Strontium Carbonicum in traditional homeopathic usage , not approved by the FDA. (abchomeopathy.com)

Here we report on a new absolute frequency measurement of the NRC's strontium ion atomic clock reference transition using the GPS PPP method. (ion.org)
Jian, Bin, Dubé, Pierre, Gertsvolf, Marina, "Absolute Frequency Measurement of the NRC's Strontium ion Clock Using the GPS PPP Method," Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications Meeting , January 2021, pp. 236-249. (ion.org)

Strontium told me that after long-term evaluation they decided to go with a proven, high-quality product and focus their resources on other aspects such as validation and marketing. (anandtech.com)
The diastolic blood pressure in the high strontium water group(84.74±5.49 mmHg) was significantly lower than that of the model control group (92.21±10.08 mmHg). (bvsalud.org)

Food and drinking water are the largest sources of exposure to strontium. (cdc.gov)
How can families reduce the risk of exposure to strontium? (cdc.gov)
Esomeprazole strontium decreases exposure to the active metabolite of clopidogrel. (nih.gov)

During the 19th century, strontium was mostly used in the production of sugar from sugar beets (see strontian process). (wikipedia.org)
Strontium was found by Adair Crawford in 1790 in a mine near Strontian, Scotland. (wikibooks.org)
Strontium is named after the Scottish village of Strontian, where it was discovered in the ores of the lead mines. (wikibooks.org)

A recently published study showed that strontium was not only safe to take over the course of 10 years, but also that it continued to reduce the risk of osteoporotic fractures throughout this time period. (purepharmacy.com)

In air, strontium is present as dust, which eventually settles over land and water. (cdc.gov)
Effect of strontium in drinking water on blood pressure and inflammatory function in hypertension mice]. (bvsalud.org)
To explore the effect of strontium in drinking water on blood pressure in hypertensive mice and its possible mechanism. (bvsalud.org)
Eighty hypertensive mice were randomly divided into model control group (n=20), 2.5 mg/L strontium water group(n=20), 5.0 mg/L strontium water group(n=20) and 10.0 mg/L strontium water group(n=20). (bvsalud.org)

This fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about strontium. (cdc.gov)
How can strontium affect my health? (cdc.gov)
These tests cannot determine the exact levels of strontium you may have been exposed to or predict how the levels in your tissues will affect your health. (cdc.gov)

Strontium has been found in at least 102 of the 1,636 National Priority List sites identified by the Environmental Protection Agency. (cdc.gov)
A team of European researchers, using data from the X-shooter instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, has found signatures of strontium formed in a neutron-star merger. (eso.org)

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