"Emulsions" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Colloids formed by the combination of two immiscible liquids such as oil and water. Lipid-in-water emulsions are usually liquid, like milk or lotion. Water-in-lipid emulsions tend to be creams. The formation of emulsions may be aided by amphiphatic molecules that surround one component of the system to form MICELLES.
Descriptor ID |
D004655
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MeSH Number(s) |
D20.280.260 D26.255.165.260
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2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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