The role of slip in the rheology of blood

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hyman, William A.^{; *}

Affiliations: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Note: [*] Current address: Bioengineering Program, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, U.S.A.

Abstract: The use of slip as a mechanism in explaining the predicting blood flow is shown to lead to inconsistent results when the over-all rheological properties as well as the velocity profile is considered. The evidence for slip is also considered and shown not to be a proper interpretation of observed characteristics of red blood cell motion.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1973-10108

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 57-60, 1973