Syrinx fluid transport: Modeling pressure-wave-induced flux across the spinal pial membrane

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Elliott, N S J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

coaxial elastic tubes; Darcy's law; perivascular flow; syringomyelia; wave propagation

Indexed keywords

DARCY'S LAW; ELASTIC TUBES; FLOW OBSTRUCTION; FLUID EXCHANGE; FLUID TRANSPORT; FLUID-FILLED CAVITY; HOOP STRESS; INERTIAL FORCES; INTERSTITIAL FLOW; PERIVASCULAR FLOW; POROELASTIC; PRESSURE WAVE PROPAGATION; PRESSURE WAVES; SPINAL CANALS; SPINAL CORDS; SUBARACHNOID SPACES; SYRINGOMYELIA; TIME-SCALES;

BLOOD VESSELS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; MEMBRANES; SEEPAGE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WAVE PROPAGATION;

TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; FLUID TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NERVE MEMBRANE; PIAL MEMBRANE; PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SYRINGOMYELIA; SYRINX; VISCOSITY; WAVEFORM; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; METABOLISM; PERMEABILITY;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; HUMANS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; PRESSURE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84859912611     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4005849     Document Type: Article

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