Hydrogel

Japanese: hydrogel
Hydrogel

…Gels made from gelatin and agar are typical examples, but various jellies, tofu, konjac, and even certain parts of living organisms and soil can also be considered gels. A gel that has water as its liquid component is called a hydrogel, and one that has an organic solvent is called an organogel. Gels can contain a fairly large amount of liquid components; for example, agar gel can contain more than 99.8% water. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "hydrogel" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…ゼラチンや寒天のつくるゲルが代表的であるが,各種のゼリー,豆腐,こんにゃく,あるいは生物体や土壌のある部分もゲルと考えられる。液体成分として水をもつものをヒドロゲルhydrogel,有機溶媒をもつものをオルガノゲルorganogelという。かなり多量の液体成分を含むことがあり,たとえば寒天ゲルは99.8%以上の水を含むこともできる。…

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