Dynamics of water transport in swelling membranes

The time course of swelling of a membrane during water imbibition is explained using time-independent properties of the membrane and an equation developed from physicochemical considerations. The corneal stroma is an example of a membrane for which sufficient experimental data are available to compa...

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Published in:Journal of colloid science 1965-12, Vol.20 (9), p.962-989
Main Authors: Fatt, I, Goldstick, Thomas K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biological Transport
Cattle
Cornea
In Vitro Techniques
Water
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Summary:The time course of swelling of a membrane during water imbibition is explained using time-independent properties of the membrane and an equation developed from physicochemical considerations. The corneal stroma is an example of a membrane for which sufficient experimental data are available to compare theory and experiment. When account is taken of the uncertainties in both theory and experimental data, there is good agreement between the predicted and observed time course of membrane swelling.
ISSN:0095-8522
DOI:10.1016/0095-8522(65)90068-1