In vitro blood flow in circular PDMS microchannels: effect of the flow rate and hematocrit

Garcia, Valdemar; Dias, Ricardo P.; Correia, Teresa Montenegro; Pinheiro, Elisa; Pinho, Diana; Lima, Rui A.; Rodrigues, Pedro João

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Authors

Garcia, Valdemar

Dias, Ricardo P.

Correia, Teresa Montenegro

Pinheiro, Elisa

Pinho, Diana

Lima, Rui A.

Rodrigues, Pedro João

Abstract(s)

Several studies have shown that information obtained on the rheological properties of blood from glass capillaries differs from the situation in vivo [1]. It is therefore important to investigate in vitro blood fluids which have a behavior as close as possible of the in vivo environment.

Keywords

Blood flow PDMS microchannels

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/7233

Citation

Garcia, Valdemar; Dias, Ricardo P.; Correia, Teresa; Pinheiro, Elisa; Pinho, Diana; Lima, R.; Rodrigues, Pedro (2010). In vitro blood flow in circular PDMS microchannels: effect of the flow rate and hematocrit. In 6th World Congress of Biomechanics Abstracts. Singapore.