Guest guest Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hello , Water goes in the direction of most solute from the direction of least solute, not the other way around. In other words osmosis is the diffusion of water across a semipermeable membrane toward the side that has relatively less water (read: more solute). Mike Wednesday, August 12, 2009, 8:28:45 PM, you wrote: MS> To hark back to an earlier debate . . . MS> My understanding is that water reaches the bloodstream through osmosis. MS> For water to be absorbed it requires sufficient osmotic pressure. Some MS> mineralisation is required for this. MS> I also have read of cell absorption being affected by water molecule MS> 'clustering'. Smaller clusters of H2O more easily hydrate cells. Is there MS> good evidence for this? MS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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