title: I.4. Biofluid mechanics & the circulatory system.
abstract: A fluid is a medium which deforms, or undergoes motion, continuously under the action of a shearing stress and includes liquids and gases. Applying biofluid mechanics to the cardiovascular system requires knowledge of anatomy and geometry, pressure data and blood flow, volume and velocity measurements. A good example is the assessment of the haemodynamics of biological and mechanical heart valves.
authors.affiliation: Institute Biomedical Technology, Ghent University, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Verdonck
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dumont
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012212:Rheology