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Descriptor English: Electrowetting
Descriptor Spanish: Electrohumectación
Descriptor electrohumectación
Scope note: Reducción de la TENSIÓN SUPERFICIAL en una interfase líquido-sólido mediante la aplicación de una corriente eléctrica a lo largo de la interfase, potenciando así la HUMECTABILIDAD de la superficie.
Descriptor Portuguese: Eletroumectação
Descriptor French: Électromouillage
Entry term(s): Effect, Electrocapillary
Effects, Electrocapillary
Electrocapillary Effect
Electrocapillary Effects
Electrowettings
Tree number(s): E05.830.666.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058874
Scope note: Reducing the SURFACE TENSION at a liquid/solid interface by the application of an electric current across the interface thereby enhancing the WETTABILITY of the surface.
Annotation: for electrowetting agents coordinate with WETTING AGENTS
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MT methods
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Wettability (2003-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Related: Wettability MeSH
DeCS ID: 54270
Unique ID: D058874
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Electrowetting - Preferred
Concept UI M0545101
Scope note Reducing the SURFACE TENSION at a liquid/solid interface by the application of an electric current across the interface thereby enhancing the WETTABILITY of the surface.
Preferred term Electrowetting
Entry term(s) Electrowettings
Electrocapillary Effect - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0545102
Preferred term Electrocapillary Effect
Entry term(s) Effect, Electrocapillary
Effects, Electrocapillary
Electrocapillary Effects



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