adhesion

IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/Adhesion

Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/BiopharmaReferenceOntologyAttributes/

SubClass Of: bfo:relational quality

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:specifically dependent continuant › bfo:quality › bfo:relational quality › adhesion

Definition

relational quality of two material entities that is the extent to which those entities are held together through interactions at their contacting surfaces

Examples

• protein formulation residue adhering to a vial wall; cells adhering to a microcarrier surface; a label adhesive adhering to a syringe barrel;

Primitive Class

This class is declared primitive and it does not have necessary and sufficient condiftions defined.

Primitive Rationale

There are insufficient constructs for creating a set of necessary and sufficient conditions

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Axioms

Adhesion(x) → RelationalQuality(x) ∧ ∃m1∃m2 (MaterialEntity(m1) ∧ MaterialEntity(m2) ∧ m1 ≠ m2 ∧ qualityOf(x, m1) ∧ qualityOf(x, m2))

Semi-Formal Natural Language Axioms

if x is an ‘adhesion’ then x is a ‘relational quality’ that is the ‘quality of’ at least two distinct ‘material entities’

Description Logic

constr:Adhesion ⊑ bfo:relational_quality

SubClassOf: bfo:relational_quality