Medical Definition of Zeta potential
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The electrostatic potential of a molecule or particle, for example cell measured at the plane of hydrodynamic slippage outside the surface of the molecule or cell. Usually measured by electrophoretic mobility. Related to the surface potential and a measure of the electrostatic forces of repulsion the particle or molecule is likely to meet when encountering another of the same sign of charge.
See: cell electrophoresis.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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