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Erbium-169 reduces inflammation and leads to progressive articular fibrosis. Any chronic synovitis of interdigital joints resistant to appropriate conventional anti-inflammatory treatment may benefit from radio-synoviorthesis with erbium-169.

Erbium has no biological role even if it has been noted that it stimulates metabolism. It is difficult to determine the amount of erbium present in the human body. The levels are highest in bones, with smaller amounts being present in the liver and kidneys.

A vanadium-erbium alloy is easier to work with than pure vanadium metal. The most important uses of erbium are in lasers and optical fibers. A laser is a device for making very intense light of one specific color. The light is intensified and focused into a narrow beam that can cut through metal.

Flammability: Flammable as powder and pieces Special Fire Fighting Procedure: Use full-face, self contained breathing apparatus with full protective clothing to prevent contact with skin and eyes. Personal Precautions: Wear appropriate respiratory and protective equipment specified in special protection information.

erbium: price conversions and cost

Erbium is a transition metal as well as a rare earth element.

The overlap of the principal luminescence band of the erbium ion with the low-loss optical transmission window of silica optical fibres, along with the drive for integration of photonics and silicon technology, has generated intense interest in doping silicon with erbium to produce a silicon-based optical source.

1,529 °C

China

For hundreds of years, glassmakers used small amounts of uranium to create yellow or green glass. The yellow tint of this glass led to the nicknames “Vaseline glass” and “canary glass.” Under an ultraviolet (UV) or “black” light, the uranium causes the glass to glow bright green.

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Erbium-167

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2,784°F (1,529°C)