An understanding of pleural physiology has practical implications for the management of the
perioperative thoracic surgical patients as well as patients with spontaneous or traumatic …

Coefficient of kinetic friction (μ) of pleural mesothelium blotted with filter paper, and rewetted
with Ringer solution markedly increases; this increase is removed if a sufficient amount of …

During breathing, the pleural surfaces slide against each other continuously without
damage. Pleural liquid and lubricating molecules should provide the lubrication of the …

To verify the hypothesis that by enmeshing lubricants, microvilli reduce the coefficient of
kinetic friction (μ) of pleural mesothelium, μ was measured during reciprocating sliding of …

Steady-state and transient variations in frictional force observed in tribological experiments
of mesothelial tissues sliding in lubricant were analyzed with a mathematical model to test …

The pleural surfaces of the chest wall and lung slide against each other, lubricated by
pleural fluid. During sliding motion of soft tissues, shear induced hydrodynamic pressure …