The physicochemical hydrodynamics of vascular plants

Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue , 2014, Pages 615-642

  Stroock, Abraham D ^a   Pagay, Vinay V ^b   Zwieniecki, Maciej A ^c   Holbrook, N Michele ^d  

^a School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Membrane; Osmosis; Transpiration; Xylem

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PROCESS; META-STABLE STATE; NEGATIVE PRESSURES; POSITIVE PRESSURE; SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS; SYNTHETIC SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT PHENOMENA; XYLEM;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAVITATION; MEMBRANES; OSMOSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CAVITATION; HYDRODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE; OSMOSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRESSURE; TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSPIRATION; XYLEM;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84891755569     PISSN: 00664189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-fluid-010313-141411     Document Type: Article

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