antifoaming agent

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

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

SubClass Of: bfo:material entity

Class Hierarchy

owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:independent continuant › bfo:material entity › antifoaming agent

Definition

material entity with an antifoaming agent role

Semi-Formal Definition:

every instance of ‘antifoaming agent’ is defined as exactly an instance of ‘material entity’ that ‘has role’ some ‘antifoaming agent role’

Explanatory Notes

See expanded definition under the corresponding role class. The term is formalized here as a defined class by referring to its corresponding role class and exists primarily for ontological modeling and implementation convenience.

Examples

• Polydimethylsiloxane serving as an antifoam in a mammalian cell culture bioreactor to minimize surface foaming; Silicone-based antifoam used during protein purification to prevent foam buildup in chromatographic buffers

Adapted From

• http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77973

Formal Axioms

First-Order Logic Definition

AntifoamingAgent(x) ↔ MaterialEntity(x) ∧ ∃r(AntifoamingAgentRole(r) ∧ hasRole(x,r))

Description Logic

constr:AntifoamingAgent ≡ bfo:material_entity ⊓ ∃ constr:hasRole .constr:AntifoamingAgentRole

constr:AntifoamingAgent ⊑ bfo:material_entity

EquivalentTo: bfo:material_entity and constr:hasRole some constr:AntifoamingAgentRole

SubClassOf: bfo:material_entity