Chemicals and Drugs

Colloids

Two-phase systems in which one is uniformly dispersed in another as particles small enough so they cannot be filtered or will not settle out. The dispersing or continuous phase or medium envelops the particles of the discontinuous phase. All three states of matter can form colloids among each other.

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Abstract

Two-phase systems in which one is uniformly dispersed in another as particles small enough so they cannot be filtered or will not settle out. The dispersing or continuous phase or medium envelops the particles of the discontinuous phase. All three states of matter can form colloids among each other.

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3 entry terms
  • Colloid
  • Hydrocolloids
  • Hydrocolloid

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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IM general only; NIM (no qualifiers) with specific drug IM

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  1. D20.280w
  2. D26.255w.165w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Colloids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003102. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003102
  2. Colloids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colloid
  3. Colloids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q181780