Existence of pulses for a reaction-diffusion system of blood coagulation in flow

Math Biosci Eng. 2019 May 13;16(5):4196-4212. doi: 10.3934/mbe.2019209.

Abstract

A reaction-diffusion system describing blood coagulation in flow is studied. We prove the existence of stationary solutions provided that the speed of the travelling wave problem for the limiting value of the velocity is positive. The implications to the problem of clot growth are discussed.

Keywords: Leray-Schauder method; blood coagulation in flow; existence of pulses; reaction-diffusion system.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Blood Coagulation / physiology*
  • Blood Coagulation Factors / physiology
  • Blood Flow Velocity / physiology
  • Hemostasis / physiology
  • Humans
  • Mathematical Concepts
  • Models, Biological*
  • Platelet Aggregation / physiology

Substances

  • Blood Coagulation Factors