Welcome to the Biofluids Research Group
Danny Bluestein, Ph.D.
SUNY Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Stony Brook University
The focus of the Biofluids Research Group is the study of the dynamics of blood flow and cellular transport in the cardiovascular system, with an emphasis on flow-induced mechanisms underlying cardiovascular disease processes and their progression. Pathological flow fields that arise as a result of cardiovascular diseases or prosthetic devices have a complex interaction with blood vessels and blood itself. Over the last decade, evidence has accumulated indicating that local flow-induced stresses alter the molecular mechanisms of the formed elements of blood, and have a major effect on blood clotting. The end result can be thrombus formation that can occlude arteries, or handicap the functionality of implanted devices such as ventricular assist devices (VADs), total artificial hearts (TAH), and prosthetic heart valves.
BFRG News
