Spreading and absorption of a drop on a swelling surface Pierre Van de Velde, Nathalie Fabre-Parras, Christophe Josserand, Camille Duprat and Suzie Protière EPL, 144 3 (2023) 33001 Published online: 07 December 2023 DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/ad0eed