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Preferred Name

Zeta Potential

Synonyms

Zeta Potential

Definitions

The magnitude of the electrical potential as generated by ion accumulation at the particulate surface. This surface consists of two layers, the Stern layer and the diffuse layer, which comprise an electrical double-layer. The measurement of the electrical potential provides important information regarding the dispersion mechanism, the degree of particle dispersion and the electrostatic potential of the sample.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62354

code

C62354

DEFINITION

The magnitude of the electrical potential as generated by ion accumulation at the particulate surface. This surface consists of two layers, the Stern layer and the diffuse layer, which comprise an electrical double-layer. The measurement of the electrical potential provides important information regarding the dispersion mechanism, the degree of particle dispersion and the electrostatic potential of the sample.

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Zeta Potential

label

Zeta Potential

Legacy Concept Name

Zeta_Potential

Preferred_Name

Zeta Potential

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C62354

Semantic_Type

Quantitative Concept

UMLS_CUI

C0597697

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158424

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