.... 12 08 2011 21 11 2011 21 12 2011 21 12 2011 adhesion blood vessels flow simulation haemodynamics shear flow shear stress curvature venule arteriole computational discrete element model Tortuous blood vessels, including microvessels, are often seen...

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... the RANS SST model. In addition, the previous pulsatile flow study by the authors showed that in terms of velocity, axial wall shear stress, and turbulence intensity profiles, the laminar flow simulation was inadequate in predicting the spatial flow recovery that was due in the real flow to turbulent...

... and Thoracic Duct ,” J. Physiol. 0022-3751 , 540 (Pt. 3), pp. 1023 – 1037 . 10 05 2010 21 09 2010 15 10 2010 23 12 2010 23 12 2010 blood vessels flow simulation haemodynamics lymphatic system lymphatic vessel lymph transport mathematical model...

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... flow simulation flow through porous media haemorheology liver mathematical analysis physiological models The liver is the largest gland in the body, weighing around 1.5 kg in normal adults. It receives blood from two main sources: Approximately 80% is partially deoxygenated blood from...

... flow simulation jets silicon compounds 24 07 2009 03 08 2010 01 09 2010 01 10 2010 01 10 2010 2010 American Society of Mechanical Engineers ...

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... patients, or to test hypotheses related to the role of local fluid dynamics and other biomechanical factors in vascular diseases. 19 01 2010 10 05 2010 27 05 2010 17 08 2010 17 08 2010 bifurcation cardiovascular system computational fluid dynamics flow simulation...

... Stress ,” ASME J. Biomech. Eng. 0148-0731 , 107 , pp. 341 – 347 . 10.1115/1.3138567 30 11 2009 13 01 2010 21 01 2010 16 04 2010 16 04 2010 blood vessels cellular biophysics flow simulation haemodynamics haemorheology pipe flow turbulence...

.... The generalized results could find applications for the design of bioreactors with a porous wall. 24 11 2009 08 01 2010 19 01 2010 16 04 2010 16 04 2010 biomedical equipment bioMEMS bioreactors convection diffusion finite element analysis flow simulation flow through porous...

... transitional flow model has yielded a slightly lower peak wall shear stress and higher maximum turbulence intensity without causing discernible changes to the distribution patterns. Comparisons between the laminar and turbulent flow simulations show a qualitatively similar distribution of wall shear stress...

... in their steady laminar flow simulations that the distal graft anastomoses could cause thrombus formation near the aortic valve. Litwak et al. demonstrated in their in vivo ( 23 ) and in vitro ( 24 ) studies that the distal graft anastomosis on the descending aorta could cause a significant decrease in flow rate...

... 17 02 2010 17 02 2010 blood vessels cardiovascular system diseases flow simulation haemodynamics lung paediatrics pneumodynamics surgery Since the introduction of the Fontan procedure ( 1 ), as a palliative surgical repair for patients with various forms of complex...

... Administration (FDA) has approved a few LVADs for use in adult patients with end-stage congestive heart failure ( 6 ). anastomosis implicit large eddy simulation left ventricular assist device hemolysis wall shear stress artificial organs cardiovascular system finite volume methods flow...

..., our data suggest that near-wall hemodynamics may predict some aspects of in vivo performance. Further consideration of biomechanics, including solid mechanics, in stent design is warranted. blood vessels computational fluid dynamics flow separation flow simulation haemodynamics physiological...

... in large arteries. In the present study, LDL and albumin accumulations were observed in the low WSS regions of a human RCA using a fluid-wall mass transport model. It was also found that steady flow simulation could overestimate the magnitude and underestimate the area of accumulations. The association...

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