A Synergistic Overview between Microfluidics and Numerical Research for Vascular Flow and Pathological Investigations

Vascular diseases are widespread, and sometimes such life-threatening medical disorders cause abnormal blood flow, blood particle damage, changes to flow dynamics, restricted blood flow, and other adverse effects. The study of vascular flow is crucial in clinical practice because it can shed light o...

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Published in:	Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 24; no. 18; p. 5872
Main Authors:	Shayor, Ahmed Abrar, Kabir, Md Emamul, Rifath, Md Sartaj Ahamed, Rashid, Adib Bin, Oh, Kwang W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 10-09-2024 MDPI
Subjects:	Blood Blood circulation disorders Blood flow blood flow analysis Blood vessels computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) Computer Simulation Design Development and progression device fabrication Diagnosis Finite element analysis Finite volume method Fluid dynamics hematological disease Humans Hydrodynamics Lab-On-A-Chip Devices Leukocytes Medical research Medicine, Experimental Microfluidics Microfluidics - methods Research methodology Review Vascular Diseases - pathology Vascular Diseases - physiopathology vascular flow Veins & arteries United States hematological disease computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) blood flow analysis device fabrication microfluidics vascular flow
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Summary:	Vascular diseases are widespread, and sometimes such life-threatening medical disorders cause abnormal blood flow, blood particle damage, changes to flow dynamics, restricted blood flow, and other adverse effects. The study of vascular flow is crucial in clinical practice because it can shed light on the causes of stenosis, aneurysm, blood cancer, and many other such diseases, and guide the development of novel treatments and interventions. Microfluidics and computational fluid dynamics (CFDs) are two of the most promising new tools for investigating these phenomena. When compared to conventional experimental methods, microfluidics offers many benefits, including lower costs, smaller sample quantities, and increased control over fluid flow and parameters. In this paper, we address the strengths and weaknesses of computational and experimental approaches utilizing microfluidic devices to investigate the rheological properties of blood, the forces of action causing diseases related to cardiology, provide an overview of the models and methodologies of experiments, and the fabrication of devices utilized in these types of research, and portray the results achieved and their applications. We also discuss how these results can inform clinical practice and where future research should go. Overall, it provides insights into why a combination of both CFDs, and experimental methods can give even more detailed information on disease mechanisms recreated on a microfluidic platform, replicating the original biological system and aiding in developing the device or chip itself.
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ISSN:	1424-8220 1424-8220
DOI:	10.3390/s24185872