I.4. Biofluid mechanics & the circulatory system.
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.
Verdonck
Pascal
P
Institute Biomedical Technology, Ghent University, Belgium.
Dumont
Kris
K
D000818:Animals; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology*; D002320:Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012212:Rheology