Studies of whole blood coagulation by oscillatory shear, thromboelastography and free oscillation rheometry

Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 267-277

  Evans, P A ^a   Hawkins, K ^a   Lawrence, M ^a   Barrow, M S ^a   Williams, P R ^a   Williams, R L ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clot microstructure; Clotting time; Fractal dimension; Gel point; Incipient blood clot

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING TIME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLATION; THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY;

BLOOD COAGULATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THROMBELASTOGRAPHY;

EID: 42049090153     PISSN: 13860291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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