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What does adsorption mean?

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Noun
  1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.
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Subsequent adsorption from a less concentrated solution of DOPC and DDM increases the fraction of DOPC in the layer.
All data points in the adsorption isotherm represent an average of three experiments.
A distinction can also be made between monolayer adsorption and multilayer adsorption.
The adsorption of surfactant molecules onto the aggregate surface changes the nature the surface from hydrophilic to hydrophobic.
Separation of charged solutes can also cause problems owing to adsorption or electrophoretic migration.
Glass coverslips were washed with ethanol followed by distilled H2O and allowed to air dry for 30 min before sample adsorption.

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