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Biofluid Mechanics & the Circulatory System
Pascal Verdonck, Kris Dumont
45 - 57
10.3233/978-1-60750-527-3-45
I.4.
Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
Volume 152: Basic Engineering for Medics and Biologists
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.

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