Role de la tension superficielle en biologie

The Effect of Physiologic Variables on the Diameter of Small and Large Arterial Vessels

“…One can derive from the fundamental equation of capillarity (7) If the surface tension of mercury against blood is similar to that of mercury against water the same formula could be used in t~o. This is probably the case (8). If one tests this formula in the range of vessel diameters that can be mechanically measured on the x-ray films the agreement is striking.…”