Abstract: A theoretical model is used to analyze oxygen transport in a three-dimensional tissue region containing an arteriole surrounded by an array of capillaries in planes perpendicular to the arteriole. ...

Abstract: Red blood cells undergo continual deformation when traversing microvessels in living tissues. This may contribute to higher resistance to blood flow observed in living microvessels, compared with ...

Abstract: We analyze theoretically the single-file flow of asymmetric red blood cells along cylindrical capillaries. Red cells in narrow capillaries are typically nonaxisymmetric, with the cell membrane ...

Abstract: When blood flows slowly in a narrow tube, red-cell aggregation results in formation of an approximately cylindrical “core” of red cells, which moves as a rigid body. The core is denser than ...

Abstract: The historical development of the mechanics of blood flow can be traced from ancient times, to Leonardo da Vinci and Leonhard Euler and up to the present times with increasing biological ...