Due to the potential impact on the diagnosis and treatment of various cardiovascular
diseases, work on the rheology of blood has significantly expanded in the last decade, both …

In this review we discuss the state of the art of the optical whole-field velocity measurement
technique micro-scale Particle Image Velocimetry (µPIV). µPIV is a useful tool for …

Blood plasma separation is vital in the field of diagnostics and health care. Due to the
inherent advantages obtained in the transition to microscale, the recent trend in these fields …

Amygdalin, despite possessing anticancerous properties, has been viewed as a
controversial choice due to the presence of the cyanide group. Here, we synthesise and …

We analyse the haemodynamics of the left atrium, highlighting differences between healthy
individuals and patients affected by atrial fibrillation. The computational study is based on …

A detailed measurement of the blood flow velocity profile in microchannels in vitro is
fundamental to better understand the biomechanics of microcirculation. Therefore it is very …

Measurement of blood flow with high spatial and temporal resolutions in a three-
dimensional (3D) volume is a challenge in biomedical research fields. In this study, digital …

We investigated the behavior of red blood cells (RBCs) in a microchannel with stenosis
using a confocal micro-PTV system. Individual trajectories of RBCs in a concentrated …

In this article, we describe the general features of red blood cell membranes and their effect
on blood flow and blood rheology. We first present a basic description of membranes and …

The development and analysis of the performance of microfluidic components for lab-on-a-
chip devices are becoming increasingly important because microfluidic applications are …