Fig. 3 Effect of bath sodium chloride concentration on the equilibrium volume of
bovine articular cartilage. The volume was calculated using the strain reported
by Lai and colleagues [29] using the isotonic NaCl concentration of 150 mM as
the reference state. The normalized fixed charge concentration is also shown
and was calculated according to Lai and colleagues [29] using an initial
interstitial water volume fraction of 80%. A distinct increase in the fixed
charge concentration can be seen as the bath becomes more hypertonic and
causes the tissue to shrink
Fig. 4 Normalized volume change of a rat islet of Langerhans, along with
theoretical predictions for islet cells at the surface and center of the islet [30]
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bovine articular cartilage. The volume was calculated using the strain reported
by Lai and colleagues [29] using the isotonic NaCl concentration of 150 mM as
the reference state. The normalized fixed charge concentration is also shown
and was calculated according to Lai and colleagues [29] using an initial
interstitial water volume fraction of 80%. A distinct increase in the fixed
charge concentration can be seen as the bath becomes more hypertonic and
causes the tissue to shrink
Fig. 4 Normalized volume change of a rat islet of Langerhans, along with
theoretical predictions for islet cells at the surface and center of the islet [30]
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