The effect of variable capillary radius and filtration coefficient on fluid exchange

Article type: Research Article

Authors: An, Kai-Nan^{; *} | Salathe, Eric P.

Affiliations: Center for the Application of Mathematics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, U.S.A.

Note: [*] Present Address: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Abstract: A previous analysis of fluid movement across capillary walls is extended to the physiologically more realistic case of variable capillary radius and filtration coefficient. Although the mathematical problem is considerably more complex, a method of solution is suggested by the results of the earlier study. An asymptotic solution is obtained which provides accurate results for most conditions of physiological interest.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1976-13604

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 367-378, 1976