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What Is a SimCell with a Water Permeable Membrane

Education By Jul 21, 2025

A SimCell is a simulated cell, often created using materials like dialysis tubing to model the behaviour of actual cell membranes. When we say it has a ‘water permeable membrane,’ we mean that water molecules can pass through the membrane, but other molecules, like sugars or salts, may not. This is used to demonstrate osmosis, the movement of water from…