Research Article

A Novel Dynamical Analysis Method for Platelet Aggregation: From Traffic Flow to Blood Flow

Table 1

Example references for each method with their characteristic length scale.

MethodScaleReferences

Navier–Stokes equationFluid dynamics[1719]
Lattice Boltzmann equationFluid dynamics[3]
Molecular dynamicsFluid dynamics[14, 15]
Navier–Stokes equationCoagulation cascade[19]
Lattice Boltzmann equationCoagulation cascade[20]
Advection-diffusion equationCoagulation cascade[21]
Phase-field methodCoagulation cascade[22, 23]
Molecular dynamicsCoagulation cascade[24, 25]
Constitutive equationCell[26]
Elasticity equationCell[27]
Molecular dynamicsCell[15]
Molecular dynamicsReceptor reaction[15]