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fluidize
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flu·id·ize  (fl-dz)
tr.v. flu·id·ized, flu·id·iz·ing, flu·id·iz·es
1. To make fluid.
2. To pulverize (a solid) so finely that it takes on most of the properties of a fluid.

fluid·i·zation (--d-zshn) n.

fluidize, fluidise [ˈfluːɪˌdaɪz]
vb
(Physics / General Physics) (tr) to make fluid, esp to make (solids) fluid by pulverizing them so that they can be transported in a stream of gas as if they were liquids fluidized coal
fluidization , fluidisation n
fluidizer , fluidiser n


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[FIGURE 1 OMITTED] We also performed vesicle--skin interaction studies, which resulted in no specific observed changes in the skin histopathology on application of the ethosomal system, though skin lipid fluidisation was observed in the form of penetration pathways, followed by these ethanolic carriers, and justifying their proposed mechanism of penetration into the skin and further fusing with the skin lipids in the epidermis and dermis [26].
9780632064564 Applications of fluidisation in food processing.
It can help solve powder processing problems that can range from bridging at hopper outlets, through unwanted fluidisation and air entrainment, to batch variability and issues with tabletting, encapsulation and vial filling.
 
 
 
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