Modified marginal zone theory of blood flow through a rigid tube¹

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Gordon, Wendy^{; *}

Affiliations: Physics Department, Medical School, Guy’s Hospital, London, S.E.1

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence: Dr. A.W. Gordon, Tate & Lyle Ltd. Research Centre, Westerham Rd., Keston, Kent.

Note: [1] This study formed part of a thesis accepted for the Ph.D degree of London University in 1968. Work was supported by a Medical Research Council grant for training in research methods.

Abstract: An equation is derived which describes the rate of flow: pressure characteristic of blood flowing through a rigid tube. The method adopted combines the concepts of a marginal zone of plasma and of a coherence resistance within the central core of plasma and cells. The equation thus derived IS in good agreement with experimental data, and provides an estimate of the coherence resistance.

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1970-7205

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 125-128, 1970