Ventricular assist devices (VADs) have already helped many patients with heart failure but
have the potential to assist more patients if current problems with blood damage (hemolysis …

An extended pattern search approach is presented for the optimization of the placement of
wind turbines on a wind farm. Problem-specific extensions infuse stochastic characteristics …

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

Implantation of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices—ventricular assist devices
and the total artificial heart—has emerged as a vital therapy for advanced and end‐stage …

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a first-line therapy for sudden cardiac arrest, while
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has traditionally been used as a means of …

The effect of the flow path geometry of the impeller on the lift‐off and tilt of the rotational axis
of the impeller against the hydrodynamic force was investigated in a centrifugal blood pump …

Mechanical circulatory support devices have been used clinically for patients with heart
failure for over 10 years. However, thrombus formation inside blood pumps remains a risk to …

An impeller the same geometry as the impeller of a commercial monopivot cardiopulmonary
bypass pump was manufactured using 3D printing. The 3D-printed impeller was integrated …

Generally, there are two types of impeller design used in the axial flow blood pumps. For the
first type, which can be found in most of the axial flow blood pumps, the magnet is …

The MERA monopivot centrifugal pump has been developed for use in open‐heart surgery,
circulatory support, and bridge‐to‐decision for up to 4 weeks. The pump has a closed‐type …