The microcirculation is an extensive network of microvessels that distributes blood flow
throughout living tissues. Reynolds numbers are much less than 1, and the equations of …

A review is presented of the physical principles governing the distribution of blood flow and
blood pressure in the vascular system. The main factors involved are the pulsatile driving …

Bacteria often live in dynamic fluid environments,, and flow can affect fundamental microbial
processes such as nutrient uptake, and infection. However, little is known about the …

Abstract Microvasculatures-on-a-chip, ie in vitro models that mimic important features of
microvessel networks, have gained increasing interest in recent years. Such devices have …

Microvascular blood flow resistance has a strong impact on cardiovascular function and
tissue perfusion. The flow resistance in microcirculation is governed by flow behavior of …

Throughout history, capillary systems have aided the establishment of the fundamental laws
of blood flow and its non-Newtonian properties. The advent of microfluidics technology in the …

We review the dynamical behavior of giant fluid vesicles in various types of external
hydrodynamic flow. The interplay between stresses arising from membrane elasticity …

Partitioning of red blood cells (RBCs) at the level of bifurcations in the microcirculatory
system affects many physiological functions yet it remains poorly understood. We address …

Targeted delivery of drugs and imaging agents is very promising to develop new strategies
for the treatment of various diseases such as cancer. For an efficient targeted adhesion, the …

The inhomogeneous concentration distribution of erythrocytes and platelets in microchannel
flows particularly in directions normal to the mean flow plays a significant role in hemostasis …