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surfactant [sər′fek·tənt]
(materials) surfactant A chemical wetting agent; added to water to improve its penetration into a material; often useful in reducing the amount of water required in removing a material from the surface on which it has been applied. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Paris, France, has patented a dye composition for keratin fibers that contains at least one dye chosen from oxidation dye precursors and direct dyes; at least one surfactant chosen from nonionic and anionic surfactants; at least one fatty substance; at least one nonionic cellulose modified with at least one group chosen from saturated and unsaturated, linear and branched C6-C30 hydrocarbon chains; and at least one cationic associative polymer. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved surfactant agent to treat ARDS Exogenous Surfactants The term exogenous, used to describe this class of drugs, refers to the fact that these are surfactant preparations from outside the patient's own body. Ecosurf EF non-ionic surfactants provide superior performance benefits in many formulations over alkylphenol ethoxylates (NPEs and OPEs) and/or fatty alcohol ethoxylates (PAEs) as well as other, commercially available alternative surfactant chemistries, according to the company. |
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