Heat and mass transfer studies of urine-oxalic acid mixtures across urinary bladder membranes

• Published in: Colloids and surfaces. A, Physicochemical and engineering aspects Vol. 104; no. 2; pp. 243 - 248
• Main Authors: Shukla, P.C, Chaube, D.K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 20.11.1995
• Subjects: Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Urinary bladder membranes; Urine-oxalic acid; Urine-oxalic acid; Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Urinary bladder membranes
• ISSN: 0927-7757; 1873-4359
• DOI: 10.1016/0927-7757(95)03242-0

Thermo-osmotic studies of transfer of a urine-oxalic acid mixture across urinary bladder membranes have been carried out. Thermal properties of the anterior and posterior sides of the membrane have been estimated. Since oxalic acid is well known to form urinary calculi, thermo-osmotic studies of urine-oxalic acid mixtures are of importance. Thermo-osmotic studies of urine-oxalic acid systems having stone-forming tendencies have been carried out. It has been found that the posterior side of the membrane is more sensitive to cold than the anterior side. Such studies are expected to be of very great use in predicting physiological behaviour of the membranes in diverse situations.