Rheological properties of human blood plasma--a comparison of measurements with three different viscometers

Rheological properties of human blood plasma--a comparison of measurements with three different viscometers

Human plasma viscosity was measured in capillary tube, cone-plate and Couette viscometers. The measurement of the viscosity at very low shear rates showed that plasma is a non-Newtonian fluid with a pseudoplastic rheological behaviour. The importance of this phenomenon for the microcirculation is di...

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Published in:Experientia Vol. 35; no. 2; pp. 224 - 225
Main Authors: Graf, C, Barras, J P
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland 15-02-1979
Subjects:
Adult
Blood Viscosity
Humans
Male
Plasma - physiology
Rheology - instrumentation
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Summary:Human plasma viscosity was measured in capillary tube, cone-plate and Couette viscometers. The measurement of the viscosity at very low shear rates showed that plasma is a non-Newtonian fluid with a pseudoplastic rheological behaviour. The importance of this phenomenon for the microcirculation is discussed.
ISSN:0014-4754
1420-9071
DOI:10.1007/BF01920630