Enhanced wall shear stress prevents obstruction by astrocytes in ventricular catheters
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0884
Abstract: The treatment of hydrocephalus often involves the placement of a shunt catheter into the cerebrospinal ventricular space, though such ventricular catheters often fail by tissue obstruction. While diverse cell types contribute to the obstruction, astrocytes… read more here.
Keywords: wall shear; obstruction astrocytes; shear stress; stress ... See more keywords