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surface density

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noun

Physics.
  1. quantity, as of electric charge, per unit surface area.


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As the CAR T cells slowly expand, the surface density of PEG becomes diluted, progressively restoring their ability to interact with other cells.

From Science Daily Sep. 18, 2023

A piece of aluminum foil has a known surface density of 15 g/cm2.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

Or time itself might work on the unstable chemistry of a picture, fading it to ghostliness or burnishing it to the surface density of a Dutch master.

From Salon Apr. 11, 2013

Scanning electronic microscope images were used to determine both the surface density of the cubes after deposition on the layers and the size distribution of the cubes.

From Nature Dec. 11, 2012

In the next place apply the surface characteristic equation to any point on a charged conductor at which the surface density is σ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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