Despite decades of research related to hemolysis, the accuracy of prediction algorithms for
complex flows leaves much to be desired. Fundamental questions remain about how …

Hemolysis is a major concern in blood-circulating devices, which arises due to
hydrodynamic loading on red blood cells from ambient flow environment. Hemolysis …

A new model for mechanically induced red blood cell damage is presented. Incorporating
biophysical insight at multiple length scales, the model couples flow‐induced deformation of …

Mechanical hemolysis is a major concern in the design of cardiovascular devices, such as
prosthetic heart valves and ventricular assist devices. The primary cause of mechanical …

Hemolysis is caused by fluid stresses in flows within hypodermic needles, blood pumps,
artificial hearts, and other cardiovascular devices. Developers of cardiovascular devices …

Flow‐induced hemolysis is a crucial issue for many biomedical applications; in particular, it
is an essential issue for the development of blood‐transporting devices such as left …

Traditionally, an empirical power-law model relating hemolysis to shear stress and exposure
time has been used to estimate hemolysis related to flow—however, this basis alone has …

The potential for mechanical erythrocyte damage, or hemolysis, in heart valves and blood
pumps has been estimated using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, combined …

Multilaboratory in vitro blood damage testing was performed on a simple nozzle model to
determine how different flow parameters and blood properties affect device‐induced …

The in vivo implantation of a mechanical device contributes to hemodynamic disturbances,
which are responsible for damage to the membranes of red blood cells that in turn can lead …