The fluid mechanics of shear-thinning tear substitutes

DOI10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.03.012zbMath1178.76065OpenAlexW2149264388MaRDI QIDQ1046001

Laurent Jossic, Albert Magnin, Clément de Loubens, Pauline Lefevre, Christophe Corre

Publication date: 21 December 2009

Published in: Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.03.012

zbMATH Keywords

eyecoatingtear filmshear-thinning fluidtear substitute performance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Physiological flows (76Z05) Physiological flow (92C35)

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Simulation of parabolic flow on an eye-shaped domain with moving boundary ⋮ Tear film dynamics with evaporation, osmolarity and surfactant transport ⋮ A model of tear-film breakup with continuous mucin concentration and viscosity profiles ⋮ Heat transfer and tear film dynamics over multiple blink cycles ⋮ Parameter estimation for evaporation-driven tear film thinning ⋮ Thin film dynamics on a prolate spheroid with application to the cornea ⋮ Tear film dynamics on an eye-shaped domain. Part 2. Flux boundary conditions ⋮ 2D numerical simulation of tear film dynamics: effects of shear-thinning properties

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• Dynamics of tear film deposition and draining

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