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Controlled Microfluidic Environment for Dynamic Investigation of Red Blood Cell Aggregation
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Controlled Microfluidic Environment for Dynamic Investigation of Red Blood Cell Aggregation

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An analysis of blood flow at low shear rates in a concentric cylinder viscometer

M I Bloor

    Biorheology
    |January 1, 1982
    PubMed

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