The phrase "act on the surface" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe behavior or actions that are superficial or only addressing the outer aspects of a situation without delving deeper.
Example: "His decision to act on the surface rather than addressing the underlying issues led to further complications in the project."
Alternatives: "operate superficially" or "function at a surface level".
Studying phospholipases has been challenging because they act on the surface of cellular membranes and micelles.
An accelerated test of abrasive erosion of concrete was performed on the equipment allowing the high-velocity jet of water/sand mixture to act on the surface of the test specimens.
Sulfonates act on the surface of metal parts by creating a protective layer by reaction with the metal surfaces.
As the shape of the abrasive grains is not regular, having certain edges and corners which act on the surface of the workpiece, similar to the tool.
As endoglucanases act on the surface chains, their activity is not severely affected by fraction of chain ends; however, degree of crystallinity plays an important role in deciding their performance.
The presence of a companion star introduces tidal forces in the binary system that act on the surface of the star and lead to tidal deformation of the star.
"When wind blows over a structure, it creates pressures which act on the surfaces of the building," said Gregg Kopp, a civil and environmental engineer the university and an associate research director at the wind tunnel laboratory.
Associated with these conditions are turbulent forces which may act on the surfaces of cells and be detrimental to their growth, metabolism and morphology.
The eggshell surface which created the meshing model, set the parameters with the ANSYS Parameter Design Language and simulated that the Gaussian distributed laser beam acted on the surface were established.
The indentation force applied along the normal direction, a tilt angle of 0°, is smaller than the force component that acts on the surface atoms.
