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A MIXTURE was prepared containing lecithin and cholesterin (and beeswax) in a solution of ether; this mixture was imbibed (by vacuum) in the pores of a clay cylinder. This was dried and then filled with a molal solution of cane sugar and put in the same liquid ; the solution was heated inside by an electric current and cooled outside by a water supply.
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ERNST, E. Osmosis in Physics and Biology. Nature 141, 80 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141080b0
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