On the effect of dynamic flow conditions on blood microstructure investigated with optical shearing microscopy and rheometry

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 221, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 887-897

  Kaliviotis, E ^a   Yianneskis, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggregation index; Aggregation measurement techniques; Blood viscosity; Red blood cell aggregation; Rouleaux; Shear rate gradient; Test duration

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BLOOD; CELLS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RHEOMETERS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; VISCOSITY; AGGREGATES; SHEARING; SHEARING MACHINES;

BLOOD MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL SHEARING MICROSCOPY; RED BLOOD CELL AGGREGATION; RHEOMETRY; SHEAR RATE GRADIENT;

HEMODYNAMICS; SHEAR FLOW;

AGGREGATION INDEX; BLOOD VISCOSITY; MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; RED BLOOD CELL AGGREGATION; ROULEAUX; TEST DURATIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VISCOSITY; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERYTHROCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROSCOPY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; SHEAR STRENGTH;

EID: 38449087554     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544119JEIM243     Document Type: Article

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