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Governing equations are reported for the kinetics of swelling of neutral gels subjected to finite deformations. Transport of solvent through a polymer network is described by the nonlinear diffusion equation with an equivalent diffusivity strongly affected by volume fraction of the solid phase. Material constants are determined by fitting observations in water uptake tests on NIPA, AAm and gelatin...