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A Simple Device for forming Solution Concentration-gradients

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THE following device for producing nearly linear gradients of concentration can easily be assembled from materials at hand in most laboratories. This design solves the problems arising in such devices from unequal densities of the stock solutions, and has the further advantage of economical operation.

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WETLAUFER, D. A Simple Device for forming Solution Concentration-gradients. Nature 180, 1122–1123 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/1801122a0

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