This is why cord blood can be used for transplantation as an alternative to bone marrow. Cord blood is being used increasingly on an experimental basis as a source of stem cells, as an alternative to bone marrow. Most cord blood transplants have been performed in patients with blood and immune system diseases.
(= (S + (p. . Solute potential is at a maximum at zero (distilled water), whereas pressure potential can be negative (vacuum), zero (one atmosphere), or positive (greater than zero). So distilled water at normal atmospheric pressure has a water potential of zero ((= 0).
The solute potentials of the solution. and of the cell are not equal. If more solute is added to the water surrounding the cell, water will leave the cell, moving. from an area of higher water potential to an area of lower water potential.