Talk:Isotonic

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Please, no cyclical links... Isotonic solution redirects here. (copy of edit comment) -- EmperorBMA / ブリイアン 05:07, 17 Jan 2004 (UTC)

Isotonic does not refer to solute concentration.[edit]

Isotonic refers to the 'tonus', the tension (or the lack of it) caused by different solute concentrations and permeability. An isontonic solution can be hypoosmotic.

In fact this article describes isoosmotic, not isotonic solutions. --—Preceding unsigned comment added by AdamL (talk • contribs) 17:25, 17 February 2005

I don't understand this, but I hope someone here does.

Another question - do isotonic and isoosmotic refer only to salt, or is sugar also important? This is relevant to the Oral rehydration therapy, which I'm working on. --Singkong2005 02:51, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think it relates to any solute as far as I'm aware. -postglock 05:24, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oral rehydration therapy?[edit]

Is Fluid therapy the same as Oral rehydration therapy? --Singkong2005 01:29, 7 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Expert tag added[edit]

For reasons discussed above. I'm pretty sure AdamL is right, my lecturer also said to use isosmotic instead of isotonic, which is "often used incorrectly." He didn't go on to make a specific distinction though, but it all seems to relate to osmotic pressure. If it should be "isomotic", we should change and rediect. Also, hypertonic and hypotonic should move to hyperosmotic and hyposmotic too then, where there are some pretty pathetic stubs.... (at hypoosmotic too) -postglock 05:30, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Question about Isotonic and health drink[edit]

Recently a product called "Isotonix" has been circulating among individuals in my area and the salepersons of this product claim that it "flushes out all the bad thing in your system". When I question those salepersons about how their product "flushes out" and what are these "bad things" their product flushes out, they told me that their product works on isotonic principles. They say that by having their product rapidly absord by the body, it helps the body quickly absord these helpful substances.

_* I forgot the long list of bad things because these bad things have long and diffcult names.

I am wondering if what they say about rapid absording has any truth in it. I was never good at biology but I could remember that only a few substances could be absorded rapidly because these substances are small enough to enter through the blood streams (but many of these substances are dangerous) and all other substances go through the digestive process with these quickly absordable substances removed. Also, their helpful substances are questionable.

Does anyone know what are the effect of pine bark extract?

I am very concern because there are many individuals taking this product and I could not refute the saleperson's claim and or stop these individuals to take this product, because of my lack of knowledge. Please help.

This product also contain calcium sufate and something called moltodextrain sillica —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.83.162.184 (talk) 14:47, 19 January 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Assessment comment[edit]

The comment(s) below were originally left at Talk:Isotonic/Comments, and are posted here for posterity. Following several discussions in past years, these subpages are now deprecated. The comments may be irrelevant or outdated; if so, please feel free to remove this section.

rated top as high school/SAT biology content - tameeria 14:43, 17 February 2007 (UTC) This article was marked a while ago as needing expert attention. The figure doesn't work in my browser. - tameeria 18:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Last edited at 18:42, 18 February 2007 (UTC). Substituted at 19:11, 29 April 2016 (UTC)