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LIQUID organic solvents have been used to simulate biological membranes by making the organic solvent act as a bridge between two aqueous pools. The transport of ions (both K+ and Na+) from one pool to another across such oil membranes has been studied1–3. We report here a number of very interesting and perhaps useful features in the application of such membranes.
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MOORE, J., SCHECHTER, R. Transfer of Ions against their Chemical Potential Gradient through Oil Membranes. Nature 222, 476–477 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222476b0
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