Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) has been in development for nearly 70
years, and the oxygenator has gone through several generations of optimizations, with …

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-support technique used to treat
cardiac and pulmonary failure, including severe cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease …

Coffee extraction involves many complex physical and transport processes extremely
difficult to model. Among the many factors that will affect the final quality of coffee, the …

The espresso extraction process involves a complex transport inside a geometry-changing
porous medium. Large solid grains forming the majority of the porous medium can migrate …

Background: Advances in computed tomography (CT) technology, particularly photon-
counting CT (PCCT), are resha** the possibilities for medical imaging. PCCT in spectral …

In this study, a hybrid scale model based on the micro-continuum approach is proposed to
realize the efficient and accurate assessment of the static-state incompressible laminar …

Red blood cells (RBC) carry and deliver oxygen (O2) to peripheral tissues through different
microcirculatory regions where they are exposed to various levels of shear stress (SS). O2 …

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides a flexible tool for investigation of separation
processes within membrane hollow fiber modules. By enabling a three-dimensional and …

Mechanical loads on the polymeric fibers of oxygenating bundles are commonly present due
to bundle press-fitting during device assembly and blood pressure load. However …

The hormone secretion of GHRH-GH-IGF-1 axis in animals was decreased as aging. These
hormones play an important role in maintaining bone mass and bone structure, and also …