title: Commemorating two centuries of iodine research: an interdisciplinary overview of current research.
abstract: Iodine was discovered as a novel element in 1811 during the Napoleonic Wars. To celebrate the bicentennial anniversary of this event we reflect on the history and highlight the many facets of iodine research that have evolved since its discovery. Iodine has an impact on many aspects of life on Earth as well as on human civilization. It is accumulated in high concentrations by marine algae, which are the origin of strong iodine fluxes into the coastal atmosphere which influence climatic processes, and dissolved iodine is considered a biophilic element in marine sediments. Iodine is central to thyroid function in vertebrates, with paramount implications for human health. Iodine can exist in a wide range of oxidation states and it features a diverse supramolecular chemistry. Iodine is amenable to several analytical techniques, and iodine compounds have found widespread use in organic synthesis. Elemental iodine is produced on an industrial scale and has found a wide range of applications in innovative materials, including semiconductors--in particular, in solar cells.
authors: Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll, PA37 1QA, Scotland, UK. fck@sams.ac.uk
authors: Frithjof C
authors: FC
authors: Küpper
authors: Martin C
authors: MC
authors: Feiters
authors: Berit
authors: B
authors: Olofsson
authors: Tatsuo
authors: T
authors: Kaiho
authors: Shozo
authors: S
authors: Yanagida
authors: Michael B
authors: MB
authors: Zimmermann
authors: Lucy J
authors: LJ
authors: Carpenter
authors: George W
authors: GW
authors: Luther
authors: Zunli
authors: Z
authors: Lu
authors: Mats
authors: M
authors: Jonsson
authors: Lars
authors: L
authors: Kloo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002621:Chemistry / Q000266:history*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D017613:Iodine Compounds / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D017613:Iodine Compounds; D007455:Iodine