Viscoelasticity of blood and viscoelastic blood analogues for use in polydymethylsiloxane in vitro models of the circulatory system.

The non-Newtonian properties of blood are of great importance since they are closely related with incident cardiovascular diseases. A good understanding of the hemodynamics through the main vessels of the human circulatory system is thus fundamental in the detection and especially in the treatment o...

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Main Authors: Campo-Deaño, L, Dullens, R, Aarts, D, Pinho, F, Oliveira, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics 2013