Capillary action around dental structures.

Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Entrainment in Capillary Pumped Wicking Structures

Capillary forces and structuring in layers of colloid particles

‘Capillary forces’ are interactions between particles mediated by fluid interfaces. Recent advances in this field have been achieved by experiments and theory on lateral capillary forces, which are due to the overlap of menisci formed around separate particles attached to an interface. In particular, we should mention the cases of ‘finite menisci’ and ‘capillary multipoles’. The capillary-bridg...

Capillary Effects on Surface Enhancement in a Non-Homogeneous Fibrous Porous Medium

The evaluation of a free fluid surface in a porous medium has several mathematical applications that are important in industries using molds, particularly in the fluid injection process. The vacuum-assisted resin transfer molding (VARTM) process is a promising technology in the primary composite industry. An accurate computational simulation of the VARTM process would be a cost-effective tool i...

A possible mechanism for inhibition of angiogenesis by angiostatic steroids: induction of capillary basement membrane dissolution.

A new class of angiostatic steroids acts independently of previously identified steroid functions to inhibit angiogenesis when administered with heparin. Development of angiostatic steroids as therapeutic modulators of blood vessel growth would be greatly facilitated if their mode of action were thoroughly understood. However, the mechanism by which these steroids produce capillary regression i...

Development of retinal vessels in the rat.

The development of retinal vessels in the rat from birth to 5 days of age is described. Various techniques including India ink injections into the vascular system, retinal digestion, PAS stained whole mounts, and combinations of these methods were utilized. The first stage in retinal vascularization is the ingrowth of an undifferentiated mesh or syncytium of mesenchymal cells into the peripapil...