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Transition to turbulence past bioprosthetic aortic valves

Karoline-Marie Bornemann* and Dominik Obrist

  • ARTORG Center for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 3, 3010 Bern, Switzerland

  • *Contact author: karoline-marie.bornemann@unibe.ch
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Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 110504 – Published 20 November, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/czlh-94kv

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This paper is associated with a video winner of a 2024 American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics (DFD) Gallery of Fluid Motion Award for work presented at the DFD Gallery of Fluid Motion. The original video is available online at the Gallery of Fluid Motion, https://doi.org/10.1103/APS.DFD.2024.GFM.V2560348.

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Phys. Rev. Fluids 10, 110504– Published 20 November, 2025
  • Received 2 April 2025
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