T cell trafficking through lymphatic vessels
MC Hunter, A Teijeira, C Halin - Frontiers in immunology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
T cell migration within and between peripheral tissues and secondary lymphoid organs is
essential for proper functioning of adaptive immunity. While active T cell migration within a …
essential for proper functioning of adaptive immunity. While active T cell migration within a …
Red cells' dynamic morphologies govern blood shear thinning under microcirculatory flow conditions
Blood viscosity decreases with shear stress, a property essential for an efficient perfusion of
the vascular tree. Shear thinning is intimately related to the dynamics and mutual …
the vascular tree. Shear thinning is intimately related to the dynamics and mutual …
A review of hemorheology: Measuring techniques and recent advances
Significant progress has been made over the years on the topic of hemorheology, not only in
terms of the development of more accurate and sophisticated techniques, but also in terms …
terms of the development of more accurate and sophisticated techniques, but also in terms …
Methods of blood flow modelling
N Bessonov, A Sequeira, S Simakov… - … modelling of natural …, 2016 - mmnp-journal.org
This review is devoted to recent developments in blood flow modelling. It begins with the
discussion of blood rheology and its non-Newtonian properties. After that we will present …
discussion of blood rheology and its non-Newtonian properties. After that we will present …
Understanding particle margination in blood flow–a step toward optimized drug delivery systems
K Müller, DA Fedosov, G Gompper - Medical engineering & physics, 2016 - Elsevier
Targeted delivery of drugs and imaging agents is very promising to develop new strategies
for the treatment of various diseases such as cancer. For an efficient targeted adhesion, the …
for the treatment of various diseases such as cancer. For an efficient targeted adhesion, the …
Sub-cellular modeling of platelet transport in blood flow through microchannels with constriction
A Yazdani, GE Karniadakis - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Platelet transport through arterial constrictions is one of the controlling processes influencing
their adhesive functions and the formation of thrombi. We perform high-fidelity mesoscopic …
their adhesive functions and the formation of thrombi. We perform high-fidelity mesoscopic …
Flow of red blood cells in stenosed microvessels
A computational study is presented on the flow of deformable red blood cells in stenosed
microvessels. It is observed that the Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect is significantly enhanced due …
microvessels. It is observed that the Fahraeus-Lindqvist effect is significantly enhanced due …
Mechanistic theory of margination and flow-induced segregation in confined multicomponent suspensions: Simple shear and Poiseuille flows
A mechanistic model, derived from kinetic theory, is developed to describe segregation in
confined multicomponent suspensions such as blood. It incorporates the two key …
confined multicomponent suspensions such as blood. It incorporates the two key …
Motion of a spherical capsule in branched tube flow with finite inertia
We computationally study the transient motion of an initially spherical capsule flowing
through a right-angled tube bifurcation, composed of tubes having the same diameter. The …
through a right-angled tube bifurcation, composed of tubes having the same diameter. The …
Modeling microcirculatory blood flow: current state and future perspectives
G Gompper, DA Fedosov - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Microvascular blood flow determines a number of important physiological processes of an
organism in health and disease. Therefore, a detailed understanding of microvascular blood …
organism in health and disease. Therefore, a detailed understanding of microvascular blood …