Table 1.

Definitions of the symbols used in osmotic water transport equations

Symbol	Definition	Value	Unit
$V$	Cell volume	Variable	μm3
$V_o$	Initial cell volume	2978 ± 127	μm3
$V_b$	Osmotically inactive cell volume	(0.31 ± 0.02) $V_o$	μm3
$A$	Cell surface area	Variable	μm2
$T$	Temperature	Variable	K
$T_{\mathrm{ref}}$	Reference temperature	273.15	K
$\Delta H_f$	Latent heat of fusion	335	kJ/kg
$R$	Universal gas constant	8.314	J/mol/K
$B$	Cooling rate	Variable	°C/min
${\nu }_w$	Partial molar volume of water	1.8 × 1013	μm3/mol
${\nu }_s$	Dissociation constant of salt	2	—
$n_s$	Number of moles of salt in the cell	3.031 × 10-13	mol
$L_p$	Membrane permeability for water	Variable	μm3/N/s
$L_{\mathit{pg}}$	Membrane permeability for water at $T_{\mathrm{ref}}$	Estimated Parameter	μm3/N/s
$E_{\mathit{Lp}}$	Activation energy for membrane water transport	Estimated Parameter	kJ/kg