Talk:Semipermeable membrane

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Please fix that

Fixed. Thanks for notifying of it. Cheers, Ansell 05:18, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

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This article could use some primary sources. Further reading is provided however no information is specifically linked back to any sources. Everything in the article is relevant to the topic however the information about reverse osmosis is a little distracting. This could be a sub-link in the article that is geared towards how water and the semipermeable membrane are related. The article explains in good detail exactly what semipermeable membrane's are and their function in the cell. The article could go into more detail about the differences between a semipermeable membrane and a selectively permeable membrane because only a couple of sentences are provided about this topic. Also, more information about "other types" of semi permeable membrnanes should also be added to. Abrahame94 (talk) 23:26, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Abrahame94 (talk) 10:01, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

WikiProject class rating

This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 10:03, 10 November 2007 (UTC)

What about solids?

My dictionary points out that 'permeable' means only liquids or gases can pass through as in a permeable substance is one that only allows gases and liquids to pass through.Is this information reliable?--Rabidolphinz 05:52, 23 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by DXproton (talk • contribs)

Polyimide or polyamide ?

Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Thin-film_composite_membrane — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.138.78.118 (talk) 08:14, 23 January 2013 (UTC)

Double entry?

There exists an entry on Membrane which should be either redirected. In my opinion semipermeable membrane is a pleonasm. The subdivison between biological membranes and synthetic does not matter in view of function and principle. LGreiner (talk) 15:31, 11 June 2013 (UTC)

Edits of this day

Not having looked at the membrane article (scope or quality), I cannot speak to Prof User:LGreiner's comment. I can however say that the article lacks anything approaching even an entry-level textbook's scope or cohesion of material. It is certainly not encyclopedic, and so I called for attention of an expert.

Bitte, S'il cpus plait, please (please, please) —

• No further material added that is not out of a textbook, review or monograph;
• No further text dumping from primary sources (research articles or patents);
• No further content until a section of a decent textbook or other good source is used to create an outline for this article; and
• No further content until the basic definition of the article subject appears, based on a consensus of good secondary sources.

Le Prof 50.179.252.14 (talk) 01:51, 29 January 2016 (UTC)

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rated top as high school/SAT biology content - tameeria 15:09, 17 February 2007 (UTC) This article needs sections on osmosis and dialysis and references. - tameeria 20:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

Last edited at 20:01, 18 February 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 05:45, 30 April 2016 (UTC)

More Depth?

This article could use some more depth and information about the semipermeable membrane composition and functions

Ekrodge (talk) 14:40, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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Biological Membranes

This article could use some more examples of biological membranes. Perhaps some further explanations on what is and is not able to pass through the lipid bilayer would also be helpful. Jwiggler (talk) 22:51, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

I added a couple sections to this page. I felt like restructuring was needed, so I created a new heading (Artificial membranes) and relocated Reverse osmosis as a subheading under this new heading. I also added sources and a section for osmotic stress (under biological membranes) and dialysis tubing (under artificial membranes). Lastly, I added a couple more sources and an image for dialysis tubing. Jwiggler (talk) 19:43, 7 December 2023 (UTC)

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Future steps of improvement

Here are a couple areas where this paper could improve:

-The biological membranes section is pretty choppy, three sentences start with "The" in a row, and the first two sentences could be made more concise. Explanation of the membrane seems overrepresented, as this should be focusing more on what makes semipermeable membranes unique from normal membranes.

-Cellular communication section introduces GPCR, but doesn't explain how it relates to signaling very well.

-More examples and applications can be included, such as drug delivery and artificial organs. Jwiggler (talk) 20:44, 8 December 2023 (UTC)