Colloid

Introduction: Colloid

Description of Colloid

Colloid: 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.
Source: CRISP

Colloid: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Colloid: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Colloid:

• State
• Submicroscopic
• Gaseous
• Liquid
• Solid
• Medium
• Sedimentation
• Diffusion

Terms associated with Colloid:

More specific terms for Colloid:

• Aerosols
• Emulsions
• Gels
• Suspensions

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Colloid

• Dosage Forms

Source - MeSH 2007

• physical state

Source - CRISP

The term Colloid can be used for:

• ferrofluid
• magnetic colloid

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Colloid

The following list attempts to classify Colloid into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Complex Mixtures
  • Colloids

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Dosage Forms
    • Colloids

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Specialty Uses of Chemicals
    • Dosage Forms
      • Colloids

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