Efficiency Evaluation of a Magnetically Driven Multiple Disk Centrifugal Blood Pump

Heart failure is expected to ail over 8 million people in America by 2030 leaving many in need of cardiac replacement. To accommodate this large volume of people, ventricular assist devices (VADs) are necessary to provide mechanical circulatory support. Current VADs exhibit issues such as thrombosis...

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Main Author: Moody, Kayla H
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4384
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5388&context=etd