… engineering principles of mass transport (which are well presented elsewhere) and then
seek biological applications of these principles; rather, we begin with the biological processes …

… engineering principles of mass transport (which are well presented elsewhere) and then
seek biological ap plications of these principles; rather, we begin with the biological processes …

… of models that are appropriate to biological systems and to which the above mathematical
classification also applies reasonably well. Transport models are those that transport material, …

… The main common principles of the long-range transport systems … principles of design of
the conducting systems in animals and higher plants are the same and correspond to the model …

… propose an optimization principle that potentially underlies common mechanisms that drive
the formation of biological transport networks. Associated with the optimization principle is an …

… to understand and appreciate the principles and subtleties of transport phenomena in the …
transport science and the unique challenges that are encountered in dealing with biological …

… HB is grateful to his high school mentor Swarupanthan for introduction to mathematical
methods and to his graduate school mentor JSU for research training in biotransport applications. …

This chapter is a transitional one. The chapters preceding this one described a variety of
transport mechanisms that are present in biological systems, and the models and formalisms …

… The first three design principles hold for all fluid transport systems regardless of function or
the geometry of the transfer region. Principle 4 (Murray's law) does not hold for fluid transport …

… delineate some of the basic principles which may be involved in biological organization.
These principles may be thought of as features of the overarching principle of self-assembly or …