FIG. 2.

(a) Flow velocity distribution in a branched sinusoid model at endothelial cell permeability of 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁶ m². (b) Comparison between a dual-branched sinusoid and a single-straight sinusoid on flow velocity profile at middle cross section indicated as a dotted line of section no. 4 in (a). (c) Enlarged flow velocity distribution in hepatic sinusoid branched model as depicted in a dotted box in (a). (d) and (e) Profiles of flow velocity at x = 11.5 μm (bifurcation fusion section no. 8) (d) or x = 68.5 μm (re-bifurcation section no. 9) (e). (f) Average velocity in Disse space at different cross section positions indicated in Fig. 1(a). no. 1, no. 2: x = 9.0 μm; no. 3: x = 25.0 μm; no. 4: x = 40.0 μm; no. 5: x = 55.0 μm; and no. 6, no. 7: x = 71.0 μm.