Inversion of hematocrit partition at microfluidic bifurcations
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Inversion of hematocrit partition at microfluidic bifurcations.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Microvascular Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0026-2862
DOI: 10.1016/j.mvr.2015.12.009