Pathways for glomerular macromolecule filtration: A mathematical model for transport across glomerular filtration surface, mesangium and shear-induced shunts

Numpong Punyaratabandhu; Thapakorn Pankoh; Yuttana Roongthumskul; Panadda Dechadilok; Pisut Katavetin

doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014503

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Pathways for glomerular macromolecule filtration: A mathematical model for transport across glomerular filtration surface, mesangium and shear-induced shunts

Numpong Punyaratabandhu,

Roles Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thapakorn Pankoh,

Roles Data curation, Software, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
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Yuttana Roongthumskul,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, Biophysics for Applications in Cellular and Organ Physiology in Humans Research Group, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
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Panadda Dechadilok ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: panadda.D@chula.ac.th (PD); pkatavetin@yahoo.com (PK)

Affiliations Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, Biophysics for Applications in Cellular and Organ Physiology in Humans Research Group, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7053-9050

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Pisut Katavetin

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: panadda.D@chula.ac.th (PD); pkatavetin@yahoo.com (PK)

Affiliations Biophysics for Applications in Cellular and Organ Physiology in Humans Research Group, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Wang Mai, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8779-500X

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Pathways for glomerular macromolecule filtration: A mathematical model for transport across glomerular filtration surface, mesangium and shear-induced shunts

Numpong Punyaratabandhu,
Thapakorn Pankoh,
Yuttana Roongthumskul,
Panadda Dechadilok,
Pisut Katavetin

Published: July 20, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014503

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