Computational Modeling of Blood Contacting Devices: Updates and Future Directions
A special issue of Bioengineering (ISSN 2306-5354). This special issue belongs to the section "Regenerative Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2023) | Viewed by 13501
Special Issue Editors
Interests: hemodynamics; CFD; blood pumps; modeling of blood damage; design and optimization of blood contacting devices
Interests: hemodynamics; biomechanics; artificial pump lung; ECMO; mechanical assist device; thrombosis; blood damage
Interests: cardiovascular biomechanics; stent/scaffold design and evaluation; bone biomechanics; tissue engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Blood-contacting artificial organs, including blood pumps, hemodialyzers, membrane oxygenators, catheters, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) components, stents, heart valves, grafts, hemodialysis catheters, etc., are commonly applied to treat and/or bridge patients suffering from organ failure of various etiologies in the circulatory system. It is well known that blood-contacting devices can be followed by hemolytic and thromboembolic consequences, for which anticoagulant therapy is mandatory. These phenomena are triggered by blood–device interaction in terms of both and mechanical and chemical stimuli. The exposure to non-physiological stress in the flow field may induce hemolysis and trigger platelet activation and aggregation, which is one of the driving factors for thrombosis. Application of biomaterials in direct blood contact activates blood coagulation system and an inflammatory reaction. Computer simulations represent an important tool to study the hemodynamics of blood-contacting artificial organs, device–organ interaction, and device-induced blood damage, and to aid the design and optimization of these devices. The design requirements of blood-contacting devices are much higher than those of ordinary equipment, which requires simulations to have sufficient accuracy.
Therefore, this Special Issue looks for papers in areas including, but not limited to, computational solid mechanics; computational fluid mechanics; modeling of blood damage such as hemolysis, thrombosis, platelet activation, etc.; study on the interaction between device; blood vessels/heart and circulatory systems; and design and optimization of blood contacting devices using computational modeling.
Dr. Peng Wu
Prof. Dr. Zengsheng Chen
Dr. Qiang Chen
Prof. Dr. Tinghui Zheng
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- hemodynamics
- simulation
- finite element method
- fluid–structure interaction
- hemolysis, platelet activation and thrombosis
- design and optimization of blood contacting devices