Question

Why are medicines more effective in colloidal state?

Answer 1

Medicines are more effective in their colloidal state because colloids have a larger surface area. Thus, they get easily assimilated, absorbed and digested ,and thus medicines in colloidal form are easily absorbed by the body tissues. For example, antibiotics like streptomycin in the form of the colloidal sol is injected into the body for a more effective result.