A Poroelastic Model of Transcapillary Flow

Transcapillary exchange is the movement of fluid and molecules through the porous capillary wall, and is important in maintaining homeostasis of bodily tissues. The classical view of this process is that of Starling's hypothesis, in which the forces driving filtration or absorption are the hyd...

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Main Author: Speziale, Sean
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10012/5221