Fractal discrimination of random fractal aggregates and its application in biomarker analysis for blood coagulation

Chaos, Solitons and Fractals

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1025-1032

  Brown, M R ^a   Curtis, D J ^a   Rees, P ^a   Summers, H D ^a   Hawkins, K ^a   Evans, P A ^a   Williams, P R ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BIOMARKERS; BLOOD; MICROSTRUCTURE; POLYSACCHARIDES; SOL-GELS;

BLOOD COAGULATION; INTERNAL STRUCTURE; ITS APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTS; RHEOLOGICAL STUDIES; SOL-GEL TRANSITIONS; SPECTRAL DIMENSIONS; UNFRACTIONATED HEPARINS;

FRACTAL DIMENSION;

EID: 84861464755     PISSN: 09600779     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chaos.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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