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Imbibition deals with the displacement of fluids primarily by colloidal structures. The degree of displacement is dependent on the matrix structure of the colloid and the mutual affinity with the liquid.
Germination of plant seeds is a good example of imbibition, but doesn't deal with living cells directly.
In living human cells, imbibition by definition has limited occurrence with the best example being a skin graft. The grafted skin takes in oxygen and nutrients by way of imbibition until normal vascular pathways can be established.
Other transport methods involving membrane permeability are more pertinent to cellular structures within the human body.
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