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Article: Numerical models aid study of blood flow patterns in artificial heart valves.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- July 2, 2003
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2003 JUL 2 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Numerical modeling techniques, developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology to simulate the flow of water around hydraulic structures such as bridge foundations, are being used to better understand the complex patterns of blood flow through artificial mechanical heart valves.
The research could yield the most accurate description to date of the turbulent flow environment blood cells and platelets are exposed to as they pass through an implanted mechanical heart valve - information that researchers hope will lead to improvements in current mechanical valve testing and design procedures, and help reduce the potential for ...