1976 年 96 巻 3 号 p. 299-306
Mixed membranes were prepared from gelatin and chondroitin sulfate C (chs) whose fractions (Xchs) were varied from 0 to 0.317. They were cross-linked by formaldehyde. The membrane potential across these membranes was measured in the systems of KCl, NaCl, LiCl, CaCl2, and MgCl2 solutions. The experimental temperature was 25°. The theoretical values of membrane potential were obtained by summing up a diffusion potential and Donnan potentials at membrane-solution interfaces. The experimental values were in agreement with the theoretical ones in a high concentration range of the solution. From these results, the membrane charge densities (θ) were determined. θ values obtained were negative and decreased with Xchs. They depended on the kind of electrolyte solutions, and this was considered to result from the difference in the bonding rate of cation to chs. The bonding order was [chemical formula]. pH dependence of θ was also examined in acidic region in which gelatin and chs from complexes. It was found that the pH making θ equal to 0 decreased with Xchs.