… the capillary network. The capillary network then converges back into progressively larger
… Velocity profiles of human blood at normal and reduced hematocrit in glass tubes up to 130 …

… and PS in a tumor-inspired 3D microvascular network. Our intention was to understand the
extent to … S6 show that for larger values of λ , the differences in the oxygen distribution in the …

… of hematocrit that maximizes tissue oxygenation must exist. … suggest that the optimal hematocrit
for oxygen delivery in the … , at high shear rates, hematocrit is optimal over a wide range, …

… better understanding of oxygen transport in microcirculation. … actual microcirculation, it allows
us to focus on major factors … much more complicated in microvascular networks (Cassot et al…

… Hematocrit is shown to have a larger influence on tissue PO 2 … of blood velocity and
hematocrit on tissue oxygenation, we … models for oxygen transport in microvascular networks that …

… flow directions in large parts of the network. Such specification … In reality, hematocrit varies
in microvascular networks as a … tissue oxygenation by extensive microvascular networks with …

… major feature in microvascular networks is … oxygen heterogeneity in tumor tissue. They
reported that the tumor vasculature can bias the hematocrit distribution in tumor vascular networks …

… oxygen. The present work aims to analyze and predict the hematocrit distribution in microvascular
networks … , and it varies steadily over time in wide vessels but periodically fluctuates in …

… of microvascular networks containing a large number (… predict the distribution of tissue
oxygen levels surrounding a … of oxygen in blood, depends on the discharge hematocrit H D …

… microvascular perfusion distribution is critical. We modeled … The idealized microvascular
network included in this analysis … increase in oxygen uptake by the high-hematocrit capillary. …