Resource List

Diffusion, Osmosis and Cell Membranes

Background Reading

For the structure of the cell membrane and a discussion of osmosis:

Alberts, B., Johnson, A., Lewis, J., Raff, M., Roberts, K and Walter, P. : Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fourth Edition, Garland Publishing Inc., New York (2002).

For a discussion of equilibrium, diffusion, and osmosis:

Olmsted, J. and Williams, G. : Chemistry, The Molecular Science, Third Edition. William C Brown Co; Publishers (2001).

For the preparation of solutions and alternative techniques:

Morholt, E. and Brandwein, P. : A Sourcebook for the Biological Sciences, Third Edition, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., San Diego (1986). [currently out of print]