"Surface-Active Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Agents that modify interfacial tension of water; usually substances that have one lipophilic and one hydrophilic group in the molecule; includes soaps, detergents, emulsifiers, dispersing and wetting agents, and several groups of antiseptics.
| Descriptor ID |
D013501
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.877
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| Concept/Terms |
Surface-Active Agents- Surface-Active Agents
- Agents, Surface-Active
- Surface Active Agents
- Active Agents, Surface
- Agents, Surface Active
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Surface deposition and phase behavior of oppositely charged polyion/surfactant ion complexes. 1. Cationic guar versus cationic hydroxyethylcellulose in mixtures with anionic surfactants. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2009 Nov; 1(11):2431-42.