The fluid mechanics of shear-thinning tear substitutes

DOI10.1016/j.jnnfm.2009.03.012zbMath1178.76065MaRDI 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

eye; coating; tear film; shear-thinning fluid; tear substitute performance

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

76A05: Non-Newtonian fluids

76Z05: Physiological flows

92C35: Physiological flow

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