Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a massive clinical challenge, annually affecting millions
of patients globally. VTE is a particularly consequential pathology, as incidence is correlated …

The occurrence of coiled or helical morphologies is common in nature, from plant roots to
DNA packaging into viral capsids, as well as in applications such as oil drilling processes. In …

Besides human red blood cells (RBC), a standard model used in AFM-single cell force
spectroscopy (SCFS), little is known about apparent Young's modulus (Ea) or adhesion of …

We investigate the interactions between a cantilevered flexible beam and cross-flow of a
viscoelastic fluid. Unlike Newtonian fluids, viscoelastic fluids exhibit elastic flow instabilities …

BACKGROUND: Yielding and shear elasticity of blood are merely discussed within the
context of hematocrit and erythrocyte aggregation. However, plasma might play a substantial …

From a certain level of exercise-intensity onward, hematocrit increases in horses, which
brings more oxygen carriers into the bloodstream. Camels, however, when used in …

The interaction of flexible structures with viscoelastic flows can result in very rich dynamics.
In this paper, we present the results of the interactions between the flow of a viscoelastic …

Human blood is mostly composed of cells. Typically, red blood cells (RBCs, or erythrocytes)
occupy 40%–45% of the blood volume, whereas the white blood cells (WBCs, or leukocytes) …

The dynamical mechanical analysis of blood generally uses models inspired by
conventional flows, assuming scale-independent homogeneous flows and without …

Red blood cells are very soft and are thus easily deformed as they flow. This deforma-bility is
of course essential for passing through capillary beds, but also plays a role in larger blood …