Mian Wang1, Yongbin Zhang2,*
Frontiers in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.17, pp. 1-5, 2021, DOI:10.5098/hmt.17.9
Abstract There is the connexon between neighboring cells in human bodies, which normally has the cylindrical channels with the diameter about 1.5nm. The
analysis is here derived for the water transport through such a narrow channel based on the nanoscale flow equation by considering the dynamic,
interfacial slippage and non-continuum effects of the water. The calculation shows that when the intracellular fluids of the neighboring cells are not
obviously different, there is no wall slippage in the connexon channel and the water flow rate through the channel is significantly smaller than that
calculated from the classical continuum flow equation due to… More >
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