A boundary element model of the transport of a semi-infinite bubble through a microvessel bifurcation

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Calderon, Andres J ^a   Eshpuniyani, Brijesh ^b   Fowlkes, J Brian ^c   Bull, Joseph L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OSCILLATING FLOW; TUMORS;

BOUNDARY ELEMENT MODELS; FLOW RECIRCULATION; GAS EMBOLOTHERAPY; OSCILLATING BUBBLES; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; SEMI INFINITE BUBBLE; VASCULAR NETWORK; VISCOUS LOSS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 77954562106     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3442829     Document Type: Article

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