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- Title
Mathematical Models for Some Aspects of Blood Microcirculation.
- Authors
Farina, Angiolo; Fasano, Antonio; Rosso, Fabio
- Abstract
Blood rheology is a challenging subject owing to the fact that blood is a mixture of a fluid (plasma) and of cells, among which red blood cells make about 50% of the total volume. It is precisely this circumstance that originates the peculiar behavior of blood flow in small vessels (i.e., roughly speaking, vessel with a diameter less than half a millimeter). In this class we find arterioles, venules, and capillaries. The phenomena taking place in microcirculation are very important in supporting life. Everybody knows the importance of blood filtration in kidneys, but other phenomena, of not less importance, are known only to a small class of physicians. Overviewing such subjects reveals the fascinating complexity of microcirculation.
- Subjects
MICROCIRCULATION; HEMORHEOLOGY; BLOOD flow; ERYTHROCYTES; MATHEMATICAL models
- Publication
Symmetry (20738994), 2021, Vol 13, Issue 6, p1020
- ISSN
2073-8994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/sym13061020