Film element

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004422",
  "term": "Film element",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A small homogeneous part of a thin liquid film or similar film, chosen to include the two interfaces that bound it and any fluid lying between them. It is a slice through the full thickness of the film with a small lateral area, which is why it differs from a layer in a multilayer coating, where each layer is a separate material in a stack.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "film",
    "interface"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1972, 31, 577. 'Manual of Symbols and Terminology for Physicochemical Quantities and Units, Appendix II: Definitions, Terminology and Symbols in Colloid and Surface Chemistry' on page 613 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac197231040577)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/film-element/"
}