The microcirculation is an extensive network of microvessels that distributes blood flow
throughout living tissues. Reynolds numbers are much less than 1, and the equations of …

Over the past decade, since it was first observed in vivo, there has been an explosion in
interest in the thin (∼ 500 nm), gel-like endothelial glycocalyx layer (EGL) that coats the …

The endothelial lining of blood vessels presents a large surface area for exchange of
materials between blood and tissues, and is critically involved in many other processes such …

Microchannels are the essential elements in animals, plants, and various artificial devices
such as soft robotics, wearable sensors, and organs-on-a-chip. However, three-dimensional …

▪ Abstract We review major experimental and theoretical studies on microcirculation and
hemorheology, focusing on mechanics of blood flow and the vascular wall. We discuss flow …

Active nerve cells release vasodilators that increase their energy supply by dilating local
blood vessels, a mechanism termed neurovascular coupling and the basis of BOLD …

This book is written in a quick reference style to help clinical and basic researchers, as well
as graduate students, in the understanding of hemodynamics. Recent dev-opments in …

Modern functional imaging techniques of the brain measure local hemodynamic responses
evoked by neuronal activity. Capillary pericytes recently were suggested to mediate …

The main function of the microvasculature is transport of materials. Water and solutes are
carried by blood through the microvessels and exchanged, through vessel walls, with the …

A thick endothelial surface coat consisting of the glycocalyx and associated plasma proteins
has been hypothesized to reduce functional capillary volume available for flowing plasma …