Flow through a tumour

• Main Author: Seah, Celeste Pei Lin
• Other Authors: Marcos
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/68732
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Tissues consist of cells resides in an extracellular matrix (ECM) comprising of interstitial fluid. Interstitial flow occurs due to the difference in pressure gradients of hydrostatic and osmotic between the blood, interstitial and lymphatic compartments. It plays a critical role in transporting nut...