Semipermeable membrane

If the membrane is semipermeable and the solute cannot cross the membrane, the concentrations will not be the same. However, the osmotic ...

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... but for the former, if i have a system which 2 sides are seperated by semipermeable membrane one is filled with NaCl solution and another with pure water. from many text books ...

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... water potential of the two solutions) of two solutions separated by a semipermeable membrane. It is commonly used when describing the response of cells immersed in an external ...

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... is possible in the state of our knowledge. The differences between the sperm (Y is a bit smaller than X) are not significant enough that a simple membrane could differentiate between the 2 kind. AFAIK some techniques are based on that difference but run the sperms on a gel to separate enough the ...

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Question/Business idea: Would it theoretically be possible to design a semipermeable mebrane which allows only sperm with an x or y- chromosome to get through. Enzymes could connect to the reproductive cells and let only a pre-defined kind through. This could ...

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