title: Rheometrical and computational studies of blood viscoelasticity during coagulation.
abstract: The rheological behaviour of coagulating human blood has been measured using multiple strain wave frequencies. The results indicate that coagulating blood, prior to the point of incipient clot formation, can be modelled by a modified form of the Gross-Marvin 'ladder' model, and the benefits of such modeling for blood coagulation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering, University of Wales Swansea, SA2 8PP, UK.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hawkins
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Simpkin
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Barrow
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D012212:Rheology; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D013916:Thrombelastography / Q000379:methods*