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Permeability of red blood cells in solutions



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Red blood cells are in a bathing medium. Then a permeable solute is added. The volume of the blood cells reacts to this introduction. We want to determine the coefficients of osmosis and diffusion of the solute for the cell membrane. Data of volume versus time is given. (Example from Macey and Oster, U Berkeley.) More…


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