Consideration of the Role of Vasomotion-Induced Flowmotion on Microvascular Blood Flow

Analytic and numerical evaluations of sinusoidal and trapezoidal diameter variations revealed that the resultant flowmotion was associated with greater average blood flow, with the trapezoidal pattern being slightly more effective than the sinusoidal pattern. Although the impact of these dynamics on the functional aspects of the overall microvascular network, including microvascular exchange processes, was not considered in the present report, these aspects represent areas well warranted for future research.