Spontaneous shrinking of a
gel with exudation of liquid.
Note: Bond formation or attraction between particles or
network chains within a
gel induces the contraction and thereby the exudation of liquid from the
network.
Source: PAC, 2007,
79, 1801. (
Definitions of terms relating to the structure and processing of sols, gels, networks, and inorganic-organic hybrid materials (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1826 [
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