Granular swelling

Granular swelling agents. These systems typically consist of cross-linked hydrophilic polymers like e.g. cross-linked poly-(N-vinyl pyrrolidone) or hydrophilic but insoluble polymers, e.g. cellulose that swell to a considerable volume within a few seconds on contact with water. These systems are powerful disintegrants and are used particularly in quick-release detergent tablets put in a dispenser tray. 

Starch gelatinization is the disruption of molecular orderliness within the starch granule. It results in granular swelling, crystallite melting, loss of birefringence, viscosity development, and solubilization. 

One-dimensional swell or settlement potential of cohesive soils California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of laboratory-compacted soils Bearing ratio of soils in place Permeability of granular soils by constant head pH of soil for use in corrosion testing... 

On development, the grains of the L4 emulsion swell to about 0.25 /un. However, the granularity observed on the topograph when viewed under the microscope is not a result of the grain of the film but is statistical shot noise , arising from the statistical variation in the number of developed grains per unit area. This... 

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