Ex vivo lymphatic perfusion system for independently controlling pressure gradient and transmural pressure in isolated vessels

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1691-1704

  Kornuta, Jeffrey A ^a   Dixon, J Brandon ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymphatic biomechanics; Model predictive control; Vascular perfusion system

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL; PREDICTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PRESSURE GRADIENT; STRESSES;

ARBITRARY WAVEFORM; CIRCUMFERENTIAL STRESS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL; FLUID SHEAR STRESS; MECHANICAL STIMULUS; TRANSMURAL PRESSURE; VASCULAR PERFUSION; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EX VIVO LYMPHATIC PERFUSION SYSTEM; EX VIVO STUDY; FLOW RATE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRESSURE GRADIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHEAR STRESS; THORACIC DUCT; TRANSMURAL PRESSURE; WAVEFORM; ANIMAL; MECHANICAL STRESS; PERFUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; THORACIC DUCT;

EID: 84904388634     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: 15739686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-014-1024-6     Document Type: Article

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