Transport Phenomena in Living Systems

This Special Issue is devoted to advancing the mathematical and computational understanding of transport processes in physiological and biological systems. It welcomes original research and high-quality reviews that develop or apply analytical, numerical, and data-driven frameworks to study fluid flow, heat and mass transfer, and coupled multiphysics transport in living systems. Emphasis is placed on differential equation–based modeling, asymptotic and perturbation methods, finite element and finite volume techniques, spectral approaches, and high-performance computing to understand the underlying fluid physics.

Contributions may address blood flow, microcirculation, respiratory and lymphatic transport, porous tissues, and cellular-scale processes, including non-Newtonian, viscoelastic, and multiphase biofluids. Topics include peristaltic transport, electrohydrodynamics, thermocapillary effects, magnetohydrodynamics, and flows under deformable or pathological conditions such as stenosis or tumor growth.

Studies incorporating optimization, uncertainty quantification, machine learning, and reduced-order modeling are encouraged. The aim is to advance modeling strategies that deepen insight into physiological transport and support emerging diagnostic and therapeutic technologies.