Motion of red blood cells in capillaries with variable cross-sections

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 538-544

  Secomb, T W ^a   Hsu, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BLOOD; BLOOD VESSELS; CAPILLARY FLOW; CELL MEMBRANES; CELLS; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SHEAR STRESS; VISCOSITY OF LIQUIDS;

BENDING RESISTANCE; MICROVESSELS; RED BLOOD CELLS;

HEMODYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CAPILLARY FLOW; CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; CELL SHAPE; ENERGY; ERYTHROCYTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL;

CAPILLARIES; CYTOPLASM; ELASTICITY; ERYTHROCYTE DEFORMABILITY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0030298568     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: 15288951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2796041     Document Type: Article

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