hygroskopia
Hygroskopia is the study of how materials interact with water vapor in the surrounding environment, focusing on hygroscopic substances that absorb or adsorb moisture from air. The term is connected to hygroscopicity and is used in some contexts to refer to the observation, measurement, and interpretation of moisture-related changes in materials. In practice, hygroskopia encompasses both the phenomenon of moisture uptake and the methods used to quantify it.
The principle behind hygroskopia is that many materials are thermodynamically inclined to exchange moisture with their
Methods used in hygroskopia include gravimetric techniques that track weight changes as humidity is varied, and
Applications span pharmaceuticals, polymers, foods, wood, textiles, coatings, and building materials, where controlling or predicting moisture