Synonym(s)
QZ, swelling factor
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The swelling index (QZ), also known as the swelling factor, indicates the volume that 1.0g of a drug takes up after swelling (after 4h) in a liquid containing water.
Examples of swelling coefficients of drugs: Lini semen (QZ=4,)
Plantaginis ovatae seminis tegumentum (QZ =40)
Carrageenan (QZ=18)
Malvae sylvestris flos (QZ=15)
Verbasci flos (QZ= 9.0)
Lichen islandicus (QZ=4.5)
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