Mass Transport Question   Consider 1-D unsteady diffusion of a nutrient though a square of tissue 100 microns thick that you are maintaining in culture. How long will it take for a spot 25 microns deep into tissue to have a concentration equal to 70% of the culture medium?

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Consider 1-D unsteady diffusion of a nutrient though a square of tissue 100 microns thick that you are maintaining in culture. How long will it take for a spot 25 microns deep into tissue to have a concentration equal to 70% of the culture medium?
The diffusion coefficient of the nutrient is 1x10-6 cm2/s.
 
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