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| Titel: |
The osmotic pressure of chondroitin sulphate solutions: Experimental measurements and theoretical analysis |
| Auteur: |
S. Ehrlich N. Wolff R. Schneiderman A. Maroudas K.H. Parker C.P. Winlove |
| Verschenen in: |
Biorheology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 35 (2001) nr. 6 pagina's 383-397 |
| Jaar: |
2001-04-01 |
| Inhoud: |
We used equilibrium dialysis to measure the osmotic pressure of chondroitin sulphate (CS) solutions as a function of their concentration and fixed charge density (FCD) and the ionic strength and composition of the solution. Osmotic pressure varied nonlinearly with the concentration of chondroitin sulphate and in 0.15 M NaCl at FCDs typical of uncompressed cartilage (approximately 0.4 mmol/g extrafibrillar H_{2}O) was \sim3 atmospheres. Osmotic pressure fell by 60% as solution ionic strength increased up to about 1 M, but remained relatively constant at higher ionic strengths. The ratio of Ca^{2+} to Na^{+} in the medium was a minor determinant of osmotic pressure. The data are compared with a theoretical model of the electrostatic contribution to osmotic pressure calculated from the Poisson–Boltzmann equation using a rod-in-cell model for CS. The effective radius of the polyelectrolyte rod is taken as a free parameter. The model qualitatively reproduces the non-linear concentration dependence, but underestimates the osmotic pressure by an amount that is independent of ionic strength. This difference, presumably arising from oncotic and entropic effects, is approximately 1/3 of the total osmotic pressure at physiological polymer concentrations and ionic strength. |
| Uitgever: |
IOS Press |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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