The surface-tension-driven flow of blood from a droplet into a capillary tube

Journal of Biomechanical Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 446-454

  Huang, W ^a   Bhullar, R S ^a   Yuan Cheng Fung, ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY TUBES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; NAVIER STOKES EQUATIONS; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE TENSION; TISSUE; VISCOSITY;

INERTIAL FORCES;

BLOOD;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD RHEOLOGY; FLOW KINETICS; FORCE; SHEAR STRESS; SURFACE TENSION; TUBE FLOW; VELOCITY; VISCOSITY;

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BLOOD PHYSIOLOGY; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; HUMANS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 0034795008     PISSN: 01480731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1389096     Document Type: Article

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