The lymphatic system is crucial for maintaining fluid and protein balance, and for immune function. It also plays an important role in the spread of cancer. Lymphedema can form when parts of the system are not functioning, such as in patients who have undergone lymph node resection as part of cancer therapy. Lymphedema is a painful, debilitating condition for which there is no cure. This research is aimed at constructing multi-scale models of lymphatic pumping function, incorporating information from the cellular to the whole organ level. Lymphatic endothelial and smooth muscle cell mechanotransduction events are incorporated into a single lymphangion pumping unit. The performance of this pumping unit is shown to exhibit behaviors observed in experiments with rat mesentery.
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ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology
February 7–10, 2010
Houston, Texas, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- ASME Nanotechnology Council
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978-0-7918-4392-5
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Pumping Characteristics of the Lymphatic System
James E. Moore, Jr.
James E. Moore, Jr.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
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James E. Moore, Jr.
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Paper No:
NEMB2010-13034, pp. 257-258; 2 pages
Published Online:
December 22, 2010
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Moore, JE, Jr. "Pumping Characteristics of the Lymphatic System." Proceedings of the ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. ASME 2010 First Global Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology. Houston, Texas, USA. February 7–10, 2010. pp. 257-258. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/NEMB2010-13034
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