When polymeric liquids undergo large-amplitude shearing oscillations, the shear stress responds as a Fourier series, the higher harmonics of which are caused by fluid nonlinearity. Previous work on large-amplitude oscillatory shear flow has produced analytical solutions for the first few harmonics of a Fourier series for the shear stress response (none beyond the fifth) or for the normal stress...

A novel apparatus for detecting a subtle decrease in erythrocyte deformability was developed. The oscillatory shape change of erythrocytes was monitored under an oscillatory shear stress (modulating the oscillation frequency in the range of 9-90 dyn/cm2). The ellipsoidal deformation of intact erythrocytes perfectly followed the oscillatory force of up to about 2 Hz, but the diamide-treated cell...

Hemodynamic forces play an important role in the non-uniform distribution of atherosclerotic lesions. Endothelial cells are exposed simultaneously to fluid wall shear stress (WSS) and solid circumferential stress (CS). Due to variations in impedance (global factors) and geometric complexities (local factors) in the arterial circulation a time lag arises between these two forces that can be char...

In this research, the rheological behaviors of different types (normal, non-cholesterol and reduced-fat) of mayonnaises have been investigated and compared both in steady shear and oscillatory shear flow fields.

In vivo, endothelial cells (ECs) are subjected to a complex mechanical environment composed of shear stress, pressure, and circumferential stretch. The aim of this study was to subject bovine aortic ECs to a pulsatile pressure oscillating from 70 to 130 mm Hg (mean of 100 mm Hg) in combination with pulsatile shear stresses from 0.1 to 6 dyne/cm2 (1 dyne/cm2=0.1 N/m2) with or without a cyclic ci...