APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

DESALINATION

* The process in which salt is removed from salt water

* Is a process that takes away mineral components from saline water. More generally, desalination refers to the removal of salts and minerals from a target substance

APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

HEMODIALYSIS

* A process by which blood is circulated outside the body to a dialysis machine, which cleanses the blood & returns it to the body

*  Is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally

APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

INSULIN

* A small protein produced in the pancreas that influences the movement of glucose into cells

* Is produced in the pancreas & sent through the bloodstream to receptor proteins of tissues, including liver, muscle & fat. Insulin binds to receptor proteins in the cell membrane & stimulates the rate of movement of glucose into the cell

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LIPOSOME

* A fluid-filled sac surrounded by a phospholipid bilayer that is identical to a human cell membrane

* Liposomes are used to deliver medication to diseased cells without affecting the normal cells

APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY

* Research into the development & use of synthetic membranes in various industrial & medical applications

* Is the area or research into the use of synthetic material to create membranes that will mimic natural membranes

APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

* A process that uses the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity to remove waste products from the blood by diffusion into a dialysis fluid

* Is a treatment for kidney failure that involves a membrane, called the peritoneum, that lines the abdominal cavity. A plastic tube is inserted into the abdominal cavity & sterile dialysate fluid is pumped into the cavity. The toxins & waste diffuse across the membrane into the dialysate fluid. When the cleaning fluid is saturated with wastes, it is removed from the cavity

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RECEPTOR PROTEIN

* A protein that binds with certain molecules to bring them into the cell

* Are located within the cell surface membrane, nucleus membrane or other cellular organelle membrane. They can bind to corresponding ligands to initiate cellular signaling pathways

APPLICATIONS OF CELLULAR TRANSPORT IN INDUSTRY & MEDICINE

RECOGNITION PROTEIN

* A protein embedded in the cell membrane that allows cells to recognize each other & foreign materials

* Are proteins that are embedded in the cellular membrane the allow cells to communicate with each other