An asymmetric gap was fabricated into a dense array of medium-high carbon nanotubes to achieve a one-way fluid transport device through capillary action.

Capillaries in jejunal villi can absorb nutrients at rates several hundred times greater (per gram tissue) than capillaries in other tissues, including contracting skeletal muscle and brain. We here present an integrative hypothesis to account for these exceptionally large trans-endothelial fluxes and their relation to epithelial transport. Equations are developed for estimating concentration g...

Experimental evidence by several groups, including ours, indicates that spatial variations in the capillary-pressure-saturation relationship can dominate the saturation distribution and transport dynamics of CO2-brine systems in natural porous media. The importance of such small-scale capillary heterogeneity depends strongly on the local balance of the viscous, buoyancy, and capillary forces. I...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to develop a mathematical model that describes the nitric oxide (NO) transport in and around capillaries. The model is used to make quantitative predictions for (1) the contribution of capillary endothelium to the nitric oxide flux into the parenchymal tissue cells; (2) the scavenging of arteriolar endothelium-derived NO by capillaries in the surrounding tissue; and (3) th...

Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) combines the separation principle of HPLC (partitioning between mobile and stationary phases) with the high efficiency of capillary electroseparation methods. In CEC the electroosmotic flow (EOF) inherent in capillary electrophoretic separations is used to transport solute and mobile phase through a packed capillary column. The properties of the EOF provide...

In the FIDA experiment, a pressure gradient generates the flow resulting in a parabolic flow profile. The parabolic flow profile inside the capillary distorts the indicator zone resulting in a concentration gradient between the center and the periphery of the capillary (figure S1). Equation 5 in the main manuscript is valid provided there is sufficient time for radial diffusion, and that advect...

Capillary endothelial cells isolated from rat brain exhibit Na+-dependent uptake of the neutral amino acid analog alpha-(methylamino)isobutyric acid. Since studies in vivo demonstrate that this transport system is not present on the blood side of brain capillaries we conclude that Na+-dependent neutral amino acid transport is located on the brain side. Therefore, the luminal plasma membrane and...

The major factors limiting the thermal performance of passive two-phase heat–spreading devices are the ability of the wick structures to transport liquid by means of capillary forces and the thermal resistance posed by the wicks. Nano-scale geometric enhancements to the wick structure, through the use of carbon nanotubes and metallic nanowires, promise to enhance the capillary transport while a...

Capillary phenomena governing the mass-transport (capillary filling, condensation/evaporation) has been experimentally investigated in around 20 different silica thin films exhibiting various porosities with pores dimension ranging from 2 to 200 nm. Films have been prepared by sol-gel chemistry combined with soft-templating approaches and controlled dip coating process. Environmental ellipsomet...