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Blood-plasma viscosity: An approximate temperature-invariant arising from generalised concepts

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Harkness, J.a | Whittington, R.B.b

Affiliations: [a] Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton | [b] University of Liverpool

Abstract: The rate of change (with temperature), of blood-plasma viscosity, is compared with the rates for water and for sucrose solutions. A parameter m emerges, which is virtually independent of temperature; but being sensitive to the protein content of the plasma, it offers promise as a clinical index. The derivation is based on general concepts, beginning with the viscosity of gases.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1970-6304

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 169-187, 1970

Received 11 November 1968
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Revision received 4 February 1969
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Published: 1 March 1970
Price: EUR 27.50
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