Chemistry and Structure of Cuticles as Related to Water and Solute Permeability -- Quantitative Description of Mass Transfer -- Permeance, Diffusion and Partition Coefficients: Units and Their Conversion -- Water Permeability -- Penetration of Ionic Solutes -- Diffusion of Non-Electrolytes -- Accelerators Increase Solute Permeability of Cuticles -- Effects of Temperature on Sorption and Diffusion of Solutes and Penetration of Water -- General Methods, Sources of Errors, and Limitations in Data Analysis
Summary
Describes the basics of sorption, diffusion and permeability characteristics of cuticles. This work presents suitable experimental approaches, including data analysis, hints to erroneous interpretations and calculations to point out the physiological and ecological consequences