A model for red blood cell motion in bifurcating microvessels

International Journal of Multiphase Flow

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1545-1564

  El Kareh, A W ^a   Secomb, T W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bifurcation; Blood; Microcirculation; Migration; Phase separation; Red cell; Spherical cap; Stokes flow

Indexed keywords

BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 0034121641     PISSN: 03019322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-9322(99)00096-8     Document Type: Article

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