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  • Soft Matter Physics
  • Biophysics
  • Meso-scale Science

Background:

  • Living organisms possess hierarchical, porous structures with interstitial and parenchymal components.
  • Interstitial streams facilitate efficient substance transport, operating via mesoscopic fluid dynamics.
  • This transport is linked to material transfer in nanoconfined spaces and signal transmission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review recent advances in understanding interstitial streams at the mesoscopic scale.
  • To explore their physical/chemical properties, transport models, and characterization methods.
  • To examine the relationship between interstitial streams and diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on interstitial stream properties and dynamics.
  • Analysis of mesoscopic fluid behavior and nanoconfined material transfer.
  • Exploration of imaging techniques for characterizing interstitial streams.
  • Examination of disease-related data and soft matter principles.

Main Results:

  • Interstitial streams exhibit complex mesoscopic fluid dynamics essential for biological transport.
  • Characterization methods and transport models are advancing our understanding.
  • These streams are implicated in the pathology of complex diseases.
  • Potential for developing quantitative physical markers for diagnosis and prognosis.

Conclusions:

  • Understanding interstitial stream transport at the mesoscopic scale is vital for biological and medical research.
  • This knowledge can expand imaging into the omics field and inform soft matter medicine.
  • Quantitative physical markers derived from interstitial streams may aid in diagnosing and treating diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's.