Osmotic concentration, formerly known as osmolarity, is the measure of solute concentration, defined as the number of osmoles (Osm) of solute per litre...
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van 't Hoff found a quantitative relationship between osmotic pressure and solute concentration, expressed in the following equation: Π = i c R T {\displaystyle...
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molar (amount) concentration has variants, such as normal concentration and osmotic concentration. Dilution is reduction of concentration, e.g. by adding...
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Tonicity (redirect from Osmotic agent)
relative concentration of selective membrane-impermeable solutes across a cell membrane which determine the direction and extent of osmotic flux. It is...
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Forward osmosis (section Osmotic power)
driving force for this separation is an osmotic pressure gradient, such that a "draw" solution of high concentration (relative to that of the feed solution)...
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Osmoregulation (redirect from Osmotic balance)
Osmoregulation is the active regulation of the osmotic pressure of an organism's body fluids, detected by osmoreceptors, to maintain the homeostasis of...
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Osmotic shock or osmotic stress is physiologic dysfunction caused by a sudden change in the solute concentration around a cell, which causes a rapid change...
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other compounds. Stool osmotic gap is a measure of the concentration of those other compounds.[citation needed] Stool osmotic gap is calculated as 290 mOsm/kg...
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Salinity (redirect from Salt concentration)
data on salinity of global oceans General cases of solute concentration Osmotic concentration Tonicity World Ocean Atlas 2009. nodc.noaa.gov Pawlowicz...
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an osmometer that is used in determining a solution's osmotic concentration as its osmotically active aspects depress its freezing point. In the past...
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(which has a low concentration of salt in it), and a semi permeable membrane which allows only water to pass between the two, in an osmotic process. Many...
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The osmotic-controlled release oral delivery system (OROS) is an advanced controlled release oral drug delivery system in the form of a rigid tablet with...
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Oncotic pressure (redirect from Colloid osmotic pressure)
Oncotic pressure, or colloid osmotic-pressure, is a type of osmotic pressure induced by the plasma proteins, notably albumin, in a blood vessel's plasma...
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fluid Maintain ionic balance in extracellular fluid Maintain pH and osmotic concentration of the extracellular fluid. Excrete toxic metabolic by-products...
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urine to expel all the excess water. A marine fish has an internal osmotic concentration lower than that of the surrounding seawater, so it tends to lose...
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An osmotic coefficient ϕ {\displaystyle \phi } is a quantity which characterises the deviation of a solvent from ideal behaviour, referenced to Raoult's...
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cells, causing the fluid to move into the cells to balance its osmotic concentration. This causes the cells to swell. The swelling increases intracranial...
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arid habitat. In times of water deprivation, urine electrolyte and osmotic concentration increases while urination rate decreases. Under these conditions...
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Cerebral edema (redirect from Osmotic cerebral edema)
goal of osmotic therapy is to create a higher concentration of ions within the vasculature at the blood–brain barrier. This will create an osmotic pressure...
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Diuretic (section Osmotic diuretics)
medullary osmolality and thus impairs the concentration of urine in the loop of Henle (which usually uses the high osmotic and solute gradient to transport solutes...
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Central pontine myelinolysis (redirect from Osmotic demyelination syndrome)
central nervous system associated with osmotic stress has been described outside the pons (extrapontine). Osmotic demyelination syndrome is the term used...
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the vascular organ of the lamina terminalis, which regulates the osmotic concentration of the blood. The lamina terminalis is immediately anterior to the...
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outside the temperature range of growth, elevated osmotic concentrations (seawater), oxygen concentrations, or exposure to white light". Any of these instances...
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concentration to one with a higher solute concentration is called osmotic flow. In plants, this entails the water moving from the low concentration solute...
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process is economical. Osmotic dehydration depends on: Temperature of osmotic solution. Concentration of the osmotic solution. Osmotic agent used. Process...
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Osmotic power, salinity gradient power or blue energy is the energy available from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river...
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determine the concentration of osmotically active particles that reduce the vapor pressure of a solution. Membrane osmometers measure the osmotic pressure...
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potential energy, of the water is lowered. As the concentration of solutes is increased, the osmotic potential of the soil solution is reduced. Since water...
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Colligative properties (section Osmotic pressure)
limit: at higher concentrations, the freezing point depression, boiling point elevation, vapor pressure elevation or depression, and osmotic pressure are...
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