Background Treating severe forms of the acute respiratory distress syndrome and cardiac
failure, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has become an established …

Centrifugal blood pumps have become popular for adult extracorporeal membrane
oxygenation (ECMO) due to their superior blood handling and reduced thrombosis risk …

Blood pumps have been increasingly used in mechanically assisted circulation for
ventricular assistance and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support or during …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a therapy used in severe
cardiopulmonary failure. Blood is pumped through an artificial circuit exposing it to …

There are few established engineering guidelines aimed at reducing hemolysis for the
design of centrifugal blood pumps. In this study, a fluid dynamic approach was applied to …

Aims: Impeller design has a significant impact on the overall performance of a blood pump.
In this study, the effect of the blade curvature was investigated by performing in silico and in …

Centrifugal blood pumps are of substantial importance for intraoperative extracorporeal
circulation and for temporary cardiac assist. Their development and improvement raises …

Centrifugal blood pumps are usually designed with secondary flow paths to avoid flow dead
zones and reduce the risk of thrombosis. Due to the secondary flow path, the intensity of …

A major part of developing rotary blood pumps requires the optimization of hemolytic
properties of the entire pump. Application of a suited computational fluid dynamics (CFD) …

In order to simulate hemodynamics within centrifugal blood pumps and to predict pump
hemolysis, CFD simulations must be thoroughly validated against experimental data. They …