"Surface Tension" 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.
The force acting on the surface of a liquid, tending to minimize the area of the surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D013500
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.860.816
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| Concept/Terms |
Surface Tension- Surface Tension
- Surface Tensions
- Tension, Surface
- Tensions, Surface
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Surface Tension" by people in Profiles.
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Tuning shape and internal structure of protein droplets via biopolymer filaments. Soft Matter. 2020 Jun 24; 16(24):5659-5668.
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The effect of static pressure on the strength of inertial cavitation events. J Acoust Soc Am. 2012 Oct; 132(4):2286-91.
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Membrane tension, lipid adaptation, conformational changes, and energetics in MscL gating. Biophys J. 2011 Aug 03; 101(3):671-9.
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Microfluidic assays for DNA manipulation based on a block copolymer immobilization strategy. Biomacromolecules. 2010 Mar 08; 11(3):827-31.
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Tensioactivity and supramolecular organization of the palmitoyl prodrug of timolol. Pharm Res. 1997 Jan; 14(1):37-41.
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Commentary: surface tension of biomembranes. Biophys J. 1996 Sep; 71(3):1346-7.
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Airway reopening pressure in isolated rat lungs. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1994 Mar; 76(3):1372-7.
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Use of the drop volume of amniotic fluid in predicting fetal lung maturity. Clinical experience. J Reprod Med. 1991 Jun; 36(6):425-8.
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Effects of surface tension and viscosity on airway reopening. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1990 Jul; 69(1):74-85.
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Urine glycoprotein crystal growth inhibitors. Evidence for a molecular abnormality in calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis. J Clin Invest. 1985 Oct; 76(4):1455-62.