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Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Volume 12, 2009 - Issue 4
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Computational fluid dynamics of aggregating red blood cells in postcapillary venules

Bong Chung Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Sangho Kim Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, USAView further author information
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Paul C. Johnson Department of Bioengineering, University of California, San Diego, USAView further author information
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Aleksander S. Popel Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USAView further author information
Pages 385-397 | Received 21 May 2007, Accepted 12 Nov 2008, Published online: 22 Jul 2009

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