Code
3G022117
Duration
01 January 2017 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Biofluid mechanics
- Tissue and organ biomechanics
Keywords
lymphatics
modelling
Project description
We will develop a “multi-scale” model of interstitial-to-lymphatic mass transport, which mathematically describes transport processes at the smallest scale, while at the same time accounting for transport over
longer distances via the lymphatic vessels. The model will be set up and validated with experiments in rats. In the longer term, we will scale the model to the human lymphatic system.