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AC Electrokinetic Phenomena Generated by Microelectrode Structures
Published on: July 28, 2008
ELECTROKINETIC PHENOMENA : IV. A COMPARISON OF ELECTROPHORETIC AND STREAMING POTENTIALS
1Laboratory of General Physiology, Harvard University, Cambridge.
Abstract:
1. The conditions are described which are necessary for the comparison of certain types of electrokinetic potentials. An experimental comparison is made of (a) electrophoresis of quartz particles covered with egg albumin; and (b) similar experiments by Briggs on streaming potentials. A slight, consistent, difference is found between the electrophoretic potential and the streaming potential. This difference is probably due to the difference in the protein preparations used rather than to real difference in the electrophoretic and streaming potentials. 2. Data are given which facilitate the measurements and enhance the precision of the estimation of electrical mobilities of microscopic particles.
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