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A model is put forward to describe the non-mediated transfer of non-electrolytes in terms of diffusion in homogeneous networks.
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LIEB, W., STEIN, W. Biological Membranes behave as Non-porous Polymeric Sheets with Respect to the Diffusion of Non-electrolytes. Nature 224, 240–243 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/224240a0
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