title: An estimation method of hemolysis within an axial flow blood pump by computational fluid dynamics analysis.
abstract: Evaluation of hemolysis within a blood pump on a computer is useful for developing rotary blood pumps. The flow fields in the axial flow blood pump were analyzed using computational fluid dynamics (CFD). A blood damage index was calculated based on the changes in shear stress with time along 937 streamlines. Hemolysis of the pumps was measured using bovine blood. A good correlation between the computed and measured hemolysis results was observed. CFD analysis is useful for estimating hemolysis of rotary blood pumps on a computer.
authors: Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Nishi, Sapporo, Japan. yano@bme.eng.hokudai.ac.jp
authors: Tetsuya
authors: T
authors: Yano
authors: Kazumitsu
authors: K
authors: Sekine
authors: Ayumi
authors: A
authors: Mitoh
authors: Yoshinori
authors: Y
authors: Mitamura
authors: Eiji
authors: E
authors: Okamoto
authors: Dong-Wook
authors: DW
authors: Kim
authors: Ikuya
authors: I
authors: Nishimura
authors: Shun
authors: S
authors: Murabayashi
authors: Ryohei
authors: R
authors: Yozu
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D019295:Computational Biology; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006354:Heart, Artificial; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006461:Hemolysis / Q000502:physiology; D018056:Hemorheology; D008954:Models, Biological