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Colloids MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Colloids
Tree Number(s)
D20.280
D26.255.165
Unique ID
D003102
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003102
Annotation
IM general only; NIM (no qualifiers) with specific drug IM
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
Hydrocolloids
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2006/07/05
Colloids Preferred
Hydrocolloids Narrower
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