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Computational fluid dynamics simulations at micro-scale stenosis for microfluidic thrombosis model characterization

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dc.contributor.authorZhao, Y.C.
dc.contributor.authorVatankhah, P.
dc.contributor.authorGoh, T.
dc.contributor.authorWang, J.
dc.contributor.authorChen, X.V.
dc.contributor.authorNavvab Kashani, M.
dc.contributor.authorZheng, K.
dc.contributor.authorLi, Z.
dc.contributor.authorJu, L.A.
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractPlatelet aggregation plays a central role in pathological thrombosis, preventing healthy physiological blood flowwithin the circulatory system. For decades, it was believed that platelet aggregation was primarily driven by solubleagonists such as thrombin, adenosine diphosphate and thromboxane A2. However, recent experimental findingshave unveiled an intriguing but complementary biomechanical mechanism—the shear rate gradientsgenerated from flow disturbance occurring at sites of blood vessel narrowing, otherwise known as stenosis,may rapidly trigger platelet recruitment and subsequent aggregation. In our Nature Materials 2019 paper [1],we employed microfluidic devices which incorporated micro-scale stenoses to elucidate the molecular insightsunderlying the prothrombotic effect of blood flow disturbance. Nevertheless, the rheological mechanisms associated with this stenotic microfluidic device are poorly characterized. To this end, we developed a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation approach to systematically analyze the hemodynamic influence of bulk flow mechanics and flow medium. Grid sensitivity studies were performed to ensure accurate and reliable results. Interestingly, the peak shear rate was significantly reduced with the device thickness, suggesting that fabrication of microfluidic devices should retain thicknesses greater than 50 µm to avoid unexpected hemodynamic aberration, despite thicker devices raising the cost of materials and processing time of photolithography. Overall, as many groups in the field have designed microfluidic devices to recapitulate the effect of shear rate gradients and investigate platelet aggregation, our numerical simulation study serves as a guideline for rigorous design and fabrication of microfluidic thrombosis models.
dc.identifier.citationMCB Molecular and Cellular Biomechanics, 2021; 18(1):1-10
dc.identifier.doi10.32604/MCB.2021.012598
dc.identifier.issn1556-5297
dc.identifier.issn1556-5300
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/147919
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTech Science Press
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP200101970
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.32604/MCB.2021.012598
dc.subjectcomputational fluid dynamics
dc.subjectthrombosis
dc.subjectstenosis
dc.subjecthemodynamics
dc.subjectmicrofluidics
dc.titleComputational fluid dynamics simulations at micro-scale stenosis for microfluidic thrombosis model characterization
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished
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