Recommended blood analog recipe for ViVitro Labs Mock Circulatory Loop systems

Which recipe should I use to create a blood analog for ViVitro Labs In-Vitro Test Systems?

A recommended blood analog fluid consists of ~47.5% glycerol and 52.5% saline by volume. This mixture has a density of approximately 1.126 g/ml at 37°C. It will have a kinematic viscosity of approximately 3.5 mm2/s at 37°C. This approximates the kinematic viscosity of blood.

Additional information on blood analog: Hariharan P et al. Multilaboratory particle image velocimetry analysis of the FDA benchmark nozzle model to support validation of computational fluid dynamics simulations. J Biomech Eng. 2011 Apr;133(4):041002. doi: 10.1115/1.4003440. PMID: 21428676.

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