(redirected fromCapillary rise) Thesaurus Medical Encyclopedia capillary action n. The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape and causes the liquid to rise or fall in a narrow tube. ...
Our resultsoffer some implications for water transport to the tops of tall trees.A small bore at the uppermost leaf connected to a larger xylem conduitcorresponds to a convergent channel, and two stable heights are possible.The slow growth of the tree can be regarded as a gradual rise of ...
Capillary Rise and Capillary Fall Capillary Action Examples Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What is an example of the capillary action of water? Capillary action of water is seen when by placing a narrow straw into a glass of water; the water will begin to climb up the straw, again...
Both the blood and lymphatic vessels form hierarchical trees of large and small caliber vessels. Across these varied vessels and throughout different organs, ECs exhibit dramatically different structural, functional, and molecular properties.1–7 This observed endothelial heterogeneity gives rise to a ...
Recent progresses on nanocapillary-driven water transport under metastable conditions have substantiated the potential of artificial trees for dewatering applications in a wide pressure range. This paper presents a comprehensive performance analysis of a
Both the blood and lymphatic vessels form hierarchical trees of large and small caliber vessels. Across these varied vessels and throughout different organs, ECs exhibit dramatically different structural, functional, and molecular properties.1–7 This observed endothelial heterogeneity gives rise to a ...
With a current rise amounting to 10 13 A/s, it was shown that an ion source of about 100 microns in diameter, and about 100 microns in length, could be formed in a reproducible way. Using different diagnostic techniques (time-resolved and time-integrated ones), it was shown t hat such...
The number of trees used in the analysis was the default value of 500; use of other values instead of the default returned similar values. The top three miRNAs which contributed the most to the classification performance were miR-125a-5p, let-7c-5p, and miR-99b-5p. Discussion This ...
(2013) Wetting considerations in capillary rise and imbibition in closed square tubes and open rectangular cross-section channels. Microfluid Nanofluid 15:309–326. [19] Concus P, Finn R (1969) On the behavior of a capillary surface in a wedge. Proc Natl Acad Sci63(2): 292–299. [...
The interaction between contacting surfaces of a liquid and a solid that distorts the liquid surface from a planar shape and causes the liquid to rise or fall in a narrow tube. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcou...