The solidification of a thermoplastic during the injection process directly influences the productivity and quality of the final product. This paper presents a study of the solidification performance ...

Fontan surgery constructs Total Cavo-Pulmonary Connection Circulation (TCPC), but lacks power. Cavopulmonary circulation assist devices (CPAD) has been proposed to support the Fontan circulation. The ...

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Flexible microfluidic chips have good application prospects in situations with easy ...

Research of William Hunter's hypothesized (then discovered) arteriovenous varix (now arteriovenous malformation [AVM]) has developed exponentially over the previous quarter‐millennium. Virchow and ...

Cells in our body experience different types of stress including compression, tension, and shear. It has been shown that some cells experience permanent plastic deformation after a mechanical tensile ...

Patient-specific cardiovascular simulation has become a paradigm in cardiovascular research and is emerging as a powerful tool in basic, translational and clinical research. In this paper we discuss ...