Multi-disciplinary analysis of cooling protocols for human heart destined for transplantation
Conference
Abdoli, A, Dulikravich, GS, Bajaj, C et al. (2014). Multi-disciplinary analysis of cooling protocols for human heart destined for transplantation
. 0 159-162.
Abdoli, A, Dulikravich, GS, Bajaj, C et al. (2014). Multi-disciplinary analysis of cooling protocols for human heart destined for transplantation
. 0 159-162.
A new cooling protocol for realistic human heart preservation was designed and investigated numerically with an objective to extend the usable life of an organ between its harvesting and implantation. A high resolution MRI imaging of actual human heart was used to create a 3D geometric model used for simulations based on OpenFOAM software platform. The conjugate cooling protocol uses internal cooling by perfusing a liquid inside the heart and external cooling by submersing the heart inside cooling gelatine. Multi-domains, multi-physics, three-dimensional simulation was performed to obtain unsteady temperature and stress fields inside the heart during the shortest cooling process.
