Multi-directional flow chamber: Analysis of endothelial cell morphology dependence on differential shear forces. 2nd joint conference of the IEEE engineering in medicine and biology society and the biomedical engineering society

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 658-659

  Lagerquist, K A ^a   Suvatne, J ^a   Barakat, A I ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; CFD; Disturbed flow; Endothelial cells; Hemodynamics; Shear stress

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLOW PATTERNS; HEMODYNAMICS; MORPHOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DISTURBED FLOW; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; MULTIPLE DIRECTIONAL FLOW CHAMBER;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0036907891     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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