nephrophane

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, nephro- +‎ -phane.

Noun

nephrophane (uncountable)

1. A form of cellulose used to construct dialysis membranes
   • 2016 January 1, “The Balance of Fluid and Osmotic Pressures across Active Biological Membranes with Application to the Corneal Endothelium”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The modified theory is shown to give better prediction for glucose flux across a nephrophane membrane.

Related terms

• cellophane