Chemicals and Drugs

Gels

Colloids with a solid continuous phase and liquid as the dispersed phase; gels may be unstable when, due to temperature or other cause, the solid phase liquefies; the resulting colloid is called a sol.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Colloids with a solid continuous phase and liquid as the dispersed phase; gels may be unstable when, due to temperature or other cause, the solid phase liquefies; the resulting colloid is called a sol.

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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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Indexing Annotation

IM for general only, qualif permitted; NIM (no qualif) with specific drug IM (with qualif)

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  1. D20.280w.320w
  2. D26.255w.165w.320w

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NLM Classification

QV 786.5.C7

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gels. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005782. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005782
  2. Gels. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gel
  3. Gels. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q185744