Diffusion Characteristics in Microcapsules

An equation of diffusion for microcapsules(hollow sphere)was developed,employing the mathematicalmodel for the diffusion characteristics of solid sphere.In the proposed equation,a combination diffusion coeffi-cient was introduced as a substitute for the diffusion coefficient in the solid sphere mathematical model and ex-pressed as a function of the diffusion coefficient inside solution of hollow sphere,as well as in the polymer mem-brane.With this modified model,the diffusion coefficients of glucose in NaCS(sodium cellulose sulfate)-PDADMAC(Poly-diallyl-dimethyl-ammonium chloride)membrane and in Ca-alginate gel membrane were deter-mined.The diffusion coefficient in NaCS-PDADMAC membrane was found to be 2.12×10~(-11)m~2·s~(-1)and thatin Ca-alginate membrane 2.62×10~(-10)m~2·s~(-1).