Patent · US Expired

Membrane osmometer

US4455864A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 18, 1982
Grant dateJun 26, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 18, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N13/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is directed to a membrane osmometer for direct measurement of osmotic pressures comprising a pressure measuring chamber for receiving pure solvent, a sample chamber separated therefrom for receiving solution to be tested, and a semi-permeable membrane contacting a support plate coarsely pervious to liquids, the membrane being located on the side of the support plate adjacent to the sample chamber, wherein the sample chamber comprises, on its surface nearest the membrane, a conical annular surface which, when the sample chamber and pressure measuring chamber are assembled, presses an elastic sealing ring against both the surface of the membrane facing the sample chamber and against an inner surface of the pressure measuring chamber.

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