Transient hemorheology in an air-bearing viscosimeter

Issue title: New Methods in Biorheology. Proceedings of the International Symposium held in Nancy, France, 17–18 August 1983. A Satellite Symposium of the Fifth International Congress of Biorheology

Guest editors: J.F. Stoltz and E. Puchelle

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Ravey, J.C.^a | Ikemoto, S.^b | Stoltz, J.F.^b

Affiliations: [a] Laboratoire de Biophysique Moléculaire, ERA CNRS N°828, Université de Nancy I, ler cycle, Bd des Aiguillettes, BP. N°239, 54506 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France | [b] Centre Régional de Transfusion Sanguine, CHU Brabois, 54500 Vandoeuvre Les Nancy, France

Abstract: Blood suspensions have been studied by using an air-bearing viscosimeter which is driven by a rotating magnetic induction. Each transient motion (rise, relaxation with zero or intermittent field) can be considered as a quasi-static motion, from which the curve viscosity-shear gradient can be obtained. Combining several transient motions allows an easier determination of the parameters describing a non newtonian fluid like blood.

Keywords: Viscosimeter, blood rheology, transient flow

DOI: 10.3233/BIR-1984-23S112

Journal: Biorheology, vol. 23, no. s1, pp. 79-82, 1984