Relationship between the transfer rate and the difference in partial pressure of gas molecules at a heterogeneous interface.
When a gas passes across the interface, a gap in partial pressure appears between the two sides. On the other hand, the transfer rate is linearly related to the change in partial pressure at the side with lower solubility from an equilibrium level. From the relationship between the gap in partial pressure and the transfer rate measured at a gas-liquid interface and the RBC boundary, conductivity in aqueous solution is estimated to be 6.6 x 10(-3) cm.sec-1. Atm-1, regardless of O2, CO2 and CO. Water content in the RBC membrane is then computed to be about 22%.
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Geriatric Respiratory Research Centre, Nishimaruyama Hospital, Sapporo/Chuo-Ku, Japan.
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