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dc.contributor.authorKaliviotis, E-
dc.contributor.authorDusting, J-
dc.contributor.authorBalabani, S-
dc.contributor.author2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009)-
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-08T13:45:15Z-
dc.date.available2012-10-08T13:45:15Z-
dc.date.issued2009-
dc.identifier.citation2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Brunel University, West London, UK, 01-02 September 2009en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-902316-72-7-
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-902316-73-4-
dc.identifier.urihttp://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6922-
dc.descriptionThis paper was presented at the 2nd Micro and Nano Flows Conference (MNF2009), which was held at Brunel University, West London, UK. The conference was organised by Brunel University and supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IPEM, the Italian Union of Thermofluid dynamics, the Process Intensification Network, HEXAG - the Heat Exchange Action Group and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe flow of red blood cells is investigated by means of a micro-PIV based technique at physiological hematocrit levels and in the presence of aggregation. The technique developed differs from typical micro-PIV as the RBCs are used as tracer particles and illumination is provided by a simple halogen light source. Changes in the microstructure of blood caused by aggregation were observed to affect the RBC flow characteristics in a narrow-gap plate-plate geometry. At low shear rates, high aggregation caused the RBC motion to become essentially two-dimensional and network formation lead to the flow deviating from the expected radial profile. The accuracy of the micro-PIV technique was shown to be dependent on aggregation, illustrating the need to take aggregation into account in future RBC flow studies.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported in part by the EPSRC Life Sciences Interface program (EP/F007736/1) and by the Leverhulme Trust(F/07 040/X).en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBrunel Universityen_US
dc.subjectMicro-scale blood flowen_US
dc.subjectRBC network formationen_US
dc.subjectAggregatesen_US
dc.titleEffects of aggregation on the blood flow velocity field measured by a μPIV based techniqueen_US
dc.typeConference Paperen_US
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