title: An inverse problem for the motion of blood in small vessels.
abstract: In this paper, the blood motion in vessels with small radius is analyzed. The blood is modeled as a micromorphic fluid containing deformable material particles with 12 degrees of freedom: three translations, three rotations and six stretch and shears. Seven micromorphic viscosity coefficients are introduced as a function of the initial particle concentration and are reconstructed by a genetic algorithm based on experimental data.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Solid Mechanics, Romanian Academy, Ctin Mille 15, Bucharest 010141, Romania.
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Munteanu
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Donescu
authors.forename: Veturia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chiroiu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000502:physiology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology*; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D014783:Viscosity