ʻO ka paʻi mānoanoa he ʻano mea hoʻohui kemika i hoʻohana nui ʻia i ka ʻoihana paʻi.E hoʻohana ʻia ke kāpili a me ka paʻi kala i ka paʻi ʻana i ka ʻoihana lole.I ka manawa like, no ka mea, ʻo ka ikaika shear kiʻekiʻe i ka wā o ka hoʻoili ʻana e hoʻemi i ka kūlike, e hoʻohana ʻia kahi mānoanoa e hoʻonui i ka paʻa o ka mea paʻi.I kēia manawa, e hoʻohana ʻia kahi mānoanoa paʻi.
Hoʻokaʻawale ʻia nā mānoanoa paʻi i ʻelua mau ʻāpana, ʻo ia ka non-ionic a me ka anionic.ʻO ka nui o nā molekala he polyethylene glycol ethers.ʻO nā Anion ka nui o nā pūhui electrolyte polymer.Hoʻohana nui ʻia nā mānoanoa paʻi i ka paʻi textile a me ke kala, nā uhi, ka inika a me nā ʻoihana ʻē aʻe.