A dynamic model describing lymphatic circulation.
- Author:
Wei YAO
1
;
Guanghong DING
;
Xueyong SHEN
;
Shengzhang WANG
;
Ruishan DANG
;
Er'yu CHEN
Author Information
1. Department of Mechanics, Fudan University, Shanghai Research Center of Acupuncture and Meridian, Shanghai 200433, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Computer Simulation;
Endothelium, Lymphatic;
cytology;
physiology;
Humans;
Lymph;
physiology;
Lymphatic Vessels;
physiology;
Models, Biological;
Nonlinear Dynamics;
Pressure;
Rabbits;
Rheology
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2008;25(4):831-834
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Based on the morphology and function of lymphatic vessel, and on the achievements of researches in the regulatory mechanism of lymphatic circulation, we fully considered the dynamic interaction of blood, interstitial fluid and lymph fluid; then we imitated and used Sungawa's method of analyzing the heart output, and finally set up a dynamic model for describing lymphatic circulation. Comparison of our calculating results with the data from Ikomi's experiment showed that they were identical, thus indicating that our model is of value in explaining the dynamic mechanism of lymphatic circulation. In this paper is especially calculated the relationship between lymph flow and massage frequency, which is useful for analyzing the effect of massage on the lymph flow rate with respect to this model.
