Engineering the Lymphatic System

Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 296-308

  Nipper, Matthew E ^a   Dixon, J Brandon ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Imaging; Lymphatic; Lymphedema; Shear stress; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTES; COMPUTATIONAL MODELING; IMMUNE CELLS; LIPID TRANSPORT; LYMPHATIC; LYMPHATIC SYSTEMS; LYMPHEDEMA; MECHANICAL LOADS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; QUANTITATIVE BIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INNOVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TISSUE;

TISSUE ENGINEERING;

VASCULOTROPIN C;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MIGRATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUID BALANCE; HUMAN; LIPID STORAGE; LIPID TRANSPORT; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHANGIOGENESIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE PRESSURE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 82955193278     PISSN: 1869408X     EISSN: 18694098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13239-011-0054-6     Document Type: Review

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