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The donnan equilibrium

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A complete solution has been obtained for the distribution of ions and for the electrostatic potential in a simple Donnan equilibrium, namely, where the membrane is permeable to two ions, but not to the third. Electrical neutrality is shown to be an extremely good approximation everywhere except close to the membrane.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

    J. H. Bartlett & R. A. Kromhout

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Bartlett, J.H., Kromhout, R.A. The donnan equilibrium. Bulletin of Mathematical Biophysics 14, 385–391 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02477854

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