Drag reducing polymers improve tissue perfusion via modification of the RBC traffic in microvessels

Biorheology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 281-292

  Marhefka, J N ^a,b   Zhao, R ^a,c   Wu, Z J ^d   Velankar, S S ^b   Antaki, J F ^b,c   Kameneva, M V ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

"plasma skimming" effect; Blood soluble drag reducing polymers; Flow separations; Microcirculation; RBC traffic; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CELL MIGRATION; CIRCULATION; ERYTHROCYTE; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODYNAMICS; MICROFLUIDICS; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEAR STRESS; TISSUE PERFUSION; VASODILATATION; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CATTLE; ERYTHROCYTES; MICROCIRCULATION; MICROFLUIDICS; POLYMERS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70349159952     PISSN: 0006355X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BIR-2009-0543     Document Type: Article

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