Expulsion of liquid from a gel, as contraction of a blood clot and expulsion of liquid.
The contraction of a gel when left standing.
The releasing of fluid as in a blood clot when it becomes harder.
Contraction of a blood clot. When first formed, a blood clot is a loose meshwork of fibers containing various blood cells. Over a period of time this contracts, producing a firm mass that seals the damaged blood vessels.
The contraction of a gel resulting in its separation from the liquid, as a shrinkage of fibrin when blood clots.
The shrinking of a blood clot.
In colloid chemistry, it refers to the process where the liquid component of gels seeps out.