Immersion weighing method for recording the flows through macroscopic membranes.
The continuous record of the apparent weight of a membrane-bounded small vessel immersed in a solution of different density as compared to that inside it, offers a cheap and reliable possibility to measure osmotic flows at 10(-5) kg x m-2 x s-1 sensitivity. The method equally applies for diffusional (isotopic) water flows.
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