buffering function
IRI: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/construct/BufferingFunction
Defined In: https://spec.industrialontologies.org/ontology/biopharma/BiopharmaMaterial/
SubClass Of: buffering capability
Class Hierarchy
owl:Thing › bfo:entity › bfo:continuant › bfo:specifically dependent continuant › bfo:realizable entity › bfo:disposition › capability › buffering capability › buffering function
Definition
function of a solution to resist a change in pH when an acid or base is added
Semi-Formal Definition:
every instance of ‘buffering function’ is exactly an instance of ‘buffering capability’ that is the ‘function of’ some ‘solution’
Examples
- the buffering function of a phosphate buffer solution prepared for buffer exchange; the buffering function of a Tris buffer solution prepared for a chromatography process; the buffering function of an acetate buffer solution prepared for protein formulation;
Formal Axioms
First-Order Logic Definition
BufferingFunction(x) ↔ BufferingCapability(x) ∧ ∃s (Solution(s) ∧ functionOf(x,s))