The hydraulic permeability of single-layer fibrous media is studied through two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional Navier-Stokes based flow simulations. As simple representations of such materials, one-dimensional arrays of parallel cylinders as well as two-dimensional arrays of perpendicularly crossing cylinders were used. The distance between the cylinders was either constant (ordered lay...

Intervertebral disc degeneration is accompanied by elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines that have been implicated in disease etiology and matrix degradation. While the effects of inflammatory stimulation on disc cell metabolism have been well-studied, their effects on cell biophysical properties have not been investigated. The hypothesis of this study is that inflammatory stimulation alter...

In Citrus L. sp., specific root length of whole root systems has been correlated positively with root hydraulic conductivity, but there is little mechanistic understanding of the causes for this association. The hydraulic conductivity of individual roots in relation to root anatomical characteristics in seedlings of three citrus rootstocks [sour orange (SO) (Citrus aurantium L.), trifoliate ora...

We present a model of the mechanical and fluid forces associated with exudative retinal detachments where the retinal photoreceptor cells separate, typically from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). By computing the total fluid volume flow arising from transretinal, vascular and RPE pump currents, we determine the conditions under which the subretinal fluid pressure exceeds the max...

8 A method to estimate permeability of cement-based materials using pore areas and perimeters from SEM images 9 is presented. The pore structure is idealised as a cubic lattice having pores of arbitrary size. The hydraulic con10 ductance of each pore is calculated using the hydraulic radius approximation, and a stereological factor is applied 11 to account for the random orientation of the imag...

We describe the use of a capillary rise method to measure the wettability of 10 samples of agricultural soil from Rothamsted long-term experimental sites. The samples have very similar clay contents, but organic carbon (C) contents range from 11.5 to 31.2 g kg . Their wetting rates were interpreted by an improved method of data analysis, consistent with the Washburn equation, and showed an incr...

We present a model of the mechanical and fluid forces associated with exudative retinal detachments where the retinal photoreceptor cells separate typically from the underlying retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). By computing the total fluid volume flow arising from transretinal, vascular, and retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) pump currents, we determine the conditions under which the subretinal f...

Solution is developed for the build!up\ steady and post!arrest dissipative pore ~uid pressure _elds that develop around a conical penetrometer advanced in a poroelastic medium[ The analog with cone penetrometer testing is direct\ and is used to enable continuous distributions of permeability and di}usivity to be determined\ with depth[ Solution for a point normal dislocation migrating in a poro...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE New implant designs have incorporated a single radius instead of a multiple radius to the femoral component in order to improve the mechanical function after TKA. We investigated the amount of quadriceps force required to extend the knee during an isokinetic extension cycle of different total knee designs, focusing on the radius of the femoral component (single vs. multip...