Flow Dynamics and Mixing in Extracorporeal Support: A Study of the Return Cannula

Cannulation strategies in medical treatment such as in extracorporeal life support along with the associated cannula position, orientation and design, affects the mixing and the mechanical shear stress appearing in the flow field. This in turn influences platelet activation state and blood cell dest...

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Main Authors: Julien Lemétayer, L. Mikael Broman, Lisa Prahl Wittberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.630568/full